Return of the Cochrane spam

[anteros_lmc]

The National Museum of Scotland have published another guest post about Admiral Lord Cochrane on their blog The Feast Bowl. This time the post is written by Miriam Heard writer and star of the Chilean TV series Diary of a Residence in Chile which is based on the diaries of Maria Graham, a young English widow who became a close friend of Cochrane during the time they spent in Chile.

It's a very short post but it includes some screen caps of the series and a couple of video clips which I've embedded below the cut. I have to confess I find the clips a bit....odd. The entire series was filmed in front of a green screen in a warehouse and then the backdrops were superimposed so the whole thing looks positively surreal. It also happens to feature the most unconvincing ships I've ever seen on film! Heard plays Maria Graham and the role of Cochrane is taken by Sean O'Callaghan. Callaghan wears the uniform* well and he does rather look the part despite the fact he is most definitely NOT GINGER. Boo!

Anyway I shouldn't bee too critical of the series on the basis of a couple of short clips because I can't speak Spanish and hey, Navyboys! Uniforms! Cochrane! :)

One other thing Heard mentions is that O'Callaghan is now involved in a large Portuguese production about Wellington starring John Malkovich as Welly himself. WTF?! According to imdb the production is called As Linhas de Torres and also stars Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Deneuve.

*I can confirm that in the tv series Lord Cochrane appears to be wearing trowsers, not breeches ;)

Comments

[latin-cat.livejournal.com]

starring John Malkovich as Welly himself.

...

If you want me I'll be sobbing into my pillow.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

*hands latin_cat large box of hankies and larger bottle of medicinal whiskey*

When I first read Heard's blog post I thought she meant O'Callaghan was going to play Wellington, which would actually have been reasonable casting from what I've seen of him. It was only when I went to the imdb page that I realised that it was Malkovich in the role! 0_O

[latin-cat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Strong medicine needed indeed. *wipes eyes**blows nose*

I think in this 'miscasting' would be the understatement of the century...

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Your icon says it all really....

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

I have seen Historical Drama made by Portugese TV. It's cracktastic!

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

You have??! What was it?!

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* I dont know, it was in portugese! There was lots of shawls from what I remember.

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

*headdesk* and indeed *sigh* ;)

[esteven]

Thank you again so much, not only for this info on the movie, which despite anything I'd like to see, but also for not forgetting the subject of the most recent contemplations on following_sea. I guess, by that time trousers had become unavoidable. *sighs*

John Malkovich? Oh dear. While I value him as an actor per se, but Wellington? *sighs more* Now, Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Deneuve, *beams*

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Yes I would also love to see this despite the rather hallucinogenic aesthetic!

not forgetting the subject of the most recent contemplations on following_sea.
Hey, I am stillcontemplating naval breeches ;)

As for Malkovich and Deneuve I can only think of them in Dangerous Liaisons and Belle de Jour. Malkovich does seem very odd casting for Welly!

[esteven]

Oh, naval breeches and trowsers are always worth a contemplation or two. Such a fascinating subject. ;D

I saw Huppert and Deneuve in 8 Femmes, a wonderful OTT movie with definitely the best French female actresses around at present. :D

[mylodon.livejournal.com]

Cochrane-esque, I think. :)

[anteros-lmc.livejournal.com]

Indeed! :)