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The City Of Beautiful Nonsense (novel)
''The City of Beautiful Nonsense'' was a best-selling novel written by Ernest Temple Thurston. It became the inspiration for two films. It was originally published by Chapman and Hall in 1909, but because the copyright has expired, the text of the book is now in the public domain. There was a "new and illustrated" edition, with illustrations by Emile Verpilleux, published a year later in 1910. It may fairly be described as a sentimental novel: Temple Thurston himself wrote that "To many, from the first page to the last, it had not the faintest conception of reality, and indeed has earned for me the classification of sentimentalist". This was in the Author's Note to the sequel, entitled ''The World of Wonderful Reality'', published a decade later in 1919. His obituary in ''The Times'' (20 March 1933) stated that "there were those who might suggest that sentimentalism was too evident in Temple Thurston's work". Films The first film based on the novel was '' The City of Beautiful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Temple Thurston
Ernest Charles Temple Thurston (23 September 1879 – 19 March 1933) was a British poet, playwright and author. Biography Thurston was born in Halesworth, Suffolk, England, the youngest of four children of brewery manager Frank Joseph Thurston and his wife Georgina Temple. The family moved from Halesworth to Maidstone and then, after the death of Georgina in 1895, left England to live with Thurston Snr's mother in Ballintemple, Cork. Thurston began his writing career with the publication of two books of poems when he was sixteen, followed two years later by ''The Apple of Eden''. It was while in Cork that Ernest met Katherine Cecil Madden, (1875–1911). She was older than her partner and had already enjoyed success as a journalist and novelist. The couple later married. After living in various places, the couple settled in a house in Kensington, with visits to their country cottage at Ardmore, Ireland. They lived together happily for some years and were known in literary circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emlyn Williams
George Emlyn Williams, CBE (26 November 1905 – 25 September 1987) was a Welsh writer, dramatist and actor. Early life Williams was born into a Welsh-speaking, working class family at 1 Jones Terrace, Pen-y-ffordd, Ffynnongroyw, Flintshire. He was the eldest of the three surviving sons of Mary (née Williams) a former maid-servant and Richard Williams, a greengrocer. He spoke only Welsh until the age of eight. Later, he said he would probably have begun working in the mines at age 12 if he had not caught the attention of Sarah Grace Cooke, the model for Miss Moffat in '' The Corn Is Green''. She was a teacher of French at the grammar school in Holywell, Flintshire in 1915, where Williams had gone on a scholarship. Over the next seven years she encouraged him in his studies and helped pay for him to stay with a French friend of hers in Haute-Savoie in France, where he spent three months perfecting his French. When he was 17 she helped him win a scholarship to Christ Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Novels Adapted Into Films
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1909 Novels
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number) * One of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (1987 film), a 1987 science fiction film * '' 19-Nineteen'', a 2009 South Korean film * '' Diciannove'', a 2024 Italian drama film informally referred to as "Nineteen" in some sources Science * Potassium, an alkali metal * 19 Fortuna, an asteroid Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle * "Stone in Focus", officially "#19", a composition by Aphex Twin * "Nineteen", a song from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' by Bad4Good * "Nineteen", a song from the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Burke (actor)
Tom Burke (born 30 June 1981) is an English actor. He played Athos (character), Athos in the 2014–2016 BBC TV series ''The Musketeers'', Dolokhov in the 2016 BBC literary-adaptation miniseries ''War & Peace (2016 TV series), War & Peace'', Cormoran Strike in the BBC series ''Strike (TV series), Strike'', Orson Welles in the 2020 film ''Mank'', and Praetorian Jack in the 2024 film ''Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga''. Early life Burke was born in London and grew up in Kent. His parents, David Burke (British actor), David Burke and Anna Calder-Marshall, are also actors, as were his godparents, Alan Rickman and Bridget Turner.Scott, Danny (2 March 2014)"Little did I know my boy would become a Musketeer" ''The Sunday Times''; retrieved 1 April 2014. His maternal grandparents were writers Arthur Calder-Marshall and Ara Calder-Marshall. Burke was born with a cleft lip and had reconstructive surgery. Burke always wanted to become an actor. He attended the National Youth Theatre, the Young Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Swinton Byrne
Honor Swinton Byrne (born 6 October 1997) is a British actress. Swinton Byrne had a cameo role in the 2009 film '' I Am Love'', and stars in the Joanna Hogg films '' The Souvenir'' (2019) and its sequel '' The Souvenir Part II'' (2021). She is the daughter of playwright John Byrne and actress Tilda Swinton. Life and career Swinton Byrne was born in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, on 6 October 1997. Her father is the Scottish playwright John Byrne, and her mother is the actress Tilda Swinton. She has a twin brother, Xavier. She also has two other half-siblings from her father's previous marriage. Swinton Byrne and her brother were raised in the Scottish Highlands and attended Drumduan School, Forres, an independent alternative education school based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner co-founded by her mother in 2013. Swinton Byrne's first film role was a non-speaking cameo in her mother's 2009 film '' I Am Love'' as a younger version of her mother's chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Hogg
Joanna Hogg (born 20 March 1960) is a British film director and screenwriter. She made her directorial and screenwriting feature film debut in 2007 with '' Unrelated'' followed by ''Archipelago'' (2010), ''Exhibition'' (2013), '' The Souvenir'' (2019), '' The Souvenir Part II'' (2021), and '' The Eternal Daughter'' (2022). Two of her films topped the ''Sight & Sound'' annual poll for best film in their respective years, receiving nominations at the British Independent Film Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards and at the Berlin International Film Festival. Career Early TV work After leaving school in the late 1970s, Hogg worked as a photographer and began to make experimental super-8 films after borrowing a camera from Derek Jarman, who became an early mentor after a chance meeting in Patisserie Valerie in Soho. One of these, a film about a kinetic sculpture by artist Ron Haselden, won her a place to study direction at the National Film and Television School. In 1986, her gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Souvenir
''The Souvenir'' is a 2019 romantic drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Joanna Hogg. The film is a semi-autobiographical account of Hogg's experiences at film school. It stars Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, and Tilda Swinton. It follows a young, quietly ambitious film student who embarks on her first serious love affair with a charismatic and mysterious man. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 27 January 2019, where Hogg was awarded the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. It was theatrically released in the United States on 17 May 2019, by A24, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 30 August 2019, by Curzon. It grossed over $2 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2019 by the National Board of Review and was nominated for Best International Film at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards. The film earned eight nominations, including Best British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Lister
Eve Lister (12 December 1913 – 31 January 1997) was a British film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ... and television actress. She was married to the actor Bernard Hunter. Filmography References External links * 1913 births 1997 deaths English film actresses English television actresses Actresses from Brighton 20th-century English actresses {{england-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Stewart
Sophie Stewart (5 March 1908 – 6 June 1977) was a British actress of stage and screen. Biography She was born as Sophia Lyal Drummond Stewart in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland in March 1908 and died in June 1977 at the age of 69, in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. In 1937 she starred in ''Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel'' as Lady Blakeney. Her West End stage appearances included James Bridie's '' A Sleeping Clergyman'' (1933), Aimée Stuart's ''Lady from Edinburgh'' (1945), J. Lee Thompson John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. Initially an exponent of social realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thrillers, action, and adventure fil ...'s '' The Human Touch'' (1948) and Michael Clayton Hutton's '' Dead Secret'' (1952). She was married to the actor Ellis Irving. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Sophie 1908 births 1977 deaths 20th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Beautiful Nonsense (1935 Film)
''City of Beautiful Nonsense'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Adrian Brunel Adrian Brunel (4 September 1892 – 18 February 1958) was an English film director and screenwriter. Brunel's directorial career started in the Silent film, silent era, and reached its peak in the latter half of the 1920s. His surviving work fr ... and starring Emlyn Williams, Sophie Stewart and Eve Lister. The film is based on the best-selling 1909 novel of the same name by E. Temple Thurston, which had previously been filmed as a silent by Henry Edwards in 1919. The plot deals with a young woman who is in love with a penniless composer, but believes she must marry a wealthy man to please her father and only realises after various tribulations that she should follow her heart rather than her head. Cast * Emlyn Williams as Jack Grey * Sophie Stewart as Jill Dealtry * Eve Lister as Amber * George Carney as Chesterton * Marie Wright as Dorothy Grey * Eric Maturin as Robert Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapman And Hall
Chapman & Hall is an imprint owned by CRC Press, originally founded as a British publishing house in London in the first half of the 19th century by Edward Chapman and William Hall. Chapman & Hall were publishers for Charles Dickens (from 1840 until 1844 and again from 1858 until 1870), Thomas Carlyle, William Thackeray, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Anthony Trollope, Eadweard Muybridge and Evelyn Waugh. History Upon Hall's death in 1847, Chapman's cousin Frederic Chapman began his progress through the ranks of the company and eventually becoming a partner in 1858 and sole proprietor on Edward Chapman's retirement from Chapman & Hall in 1866. In 1868 author Anthony Trollope bought a third of the company for his son, Henry Merivale Trollope. From 1902 to 1930 the company's managing director was Arthur Waugh. In the 1930s the company merged with Methuen, a merger which, in 1955, participated in forming the Associated Book Publishers. The latter was acquired by The Thomson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |