Richard Coyle, a favourite on the small screen in Coupling and Strange, is immensely impressive as Moist von Lipwig in what is essentially multiple roles in various disguises, dialects and mannerisms of the conman.
I haven’t progressed through reading the Discworld series of books to this thirty-third story, but it’s clearly nearly wizard-free and not the sword and sorcery story of earlier books such as The Colour Of Magic and The Light Fantastic.įor all the changes from the prior films, once you’ve settled into the new look Ankh-Morpork it’s easy to appreciate the stunning performances of each actor.
There’s also been no hint of magic, outside of the possessed letters of the post office, and the towers of the Unseen University are truly unseen in this adaptation. I thought his gentle menace in The Colour Of Magic was great, but I’m equally happy with Charles Dance in the role, who effortlessly shows, with a glaring glance and calm, even tone, that he’s a man in a powerful position and to be feared. There’s not a pub in sight within city limits that I’ve seen so far, and that element may be missed by those expecting the milling about of shopkeepers, stall owners and animals in the close quarters seen in the prior films.Īnother change that’s noticeable is the absence of Jeremy Irons’ softly lisping Vetinari. It’s not heavy-handed and I’m sure it will become a vital element in von Lipwig’s eventual redemption.Īnkh-Morpork is a much more solid, but less intimate city-state here, filmed in Budapest in stone and brick buildings and streets. This is the first of the three adaptations to include any sort of romantic element for the lead character. These scenes reveal that what he thought were victimless crimes actually resulted in death and ruin for many families, including the Dearheart family and the sole survivor, the lovely Adora Belle, with whom von Lipwig is immediately smitten on first sight.įorced labour at the post office under threat of death isn’t just punishment, it’s his penance for his crimes, balancing von Lipwig’s immoral acts with improving people’s lives, by delivering long overdue mail, such as acceptances of proposals and other good news. Unnamed (and probably never released) film about a Large Thing Shaped Like Theda Withel Carrying A Screaming Ape (The Librarian) Up The Tower Of Art While Pursued By Hero (Victor Tugelbend) With Sword.But in the quiet hours of night, when no one’s around, the words in the envelopes have whispering voices and ink mingles in the air and combines to magically show von Lipwig the consequences of his many cons, in black-and-while silent films with title cards, projected on the post office walls. Sword Of Passion (Century Of The Fruitbat Productions) Sons Of The Desert (Century Of The Fruitbat Productions) Gold Diggers Of 1457 ( Microlithic Pictures) In Moving pictures.Īttack Of The 50ft Dwarf Ī Bold Adventure ( Century Of The Fruitbat Productions) īlown Away (Century Of The Fruitbat Productions) īurning Passions (Century Of The Fruitbat Productions)
The cinema industry was made after The Guild of Alchemists discovered how to make celluloid camera film. This is a list of all the films the filmmakers of the Disc have ever made,thanks to their magical cinema industry.