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A picture gallery from the Orient Express documentary shooting by RadioTimes. See pictures HERE >>, click on the thumbnails on the left to see the pix in full size.
( more picture goodies here>> )
22nd June 2011
A picture gallery from the Orient Express documentary shooting by RadioTimes. See pictures HERE >>, click on the thumbnails on the left to see the pix in full size.
( more picture goodies here>> )
26th June 2010
At last! This is one Agatha Christie I know word for word, have seen it in so many versions, but I am so happy for Mr. Suchet that he has the chance to unravel this one murder, it has been a long-time wish of his, finally realized. Looks like it will be a powerful, exciting film.
( Watch the trailer here >> )
( Watch the trailer here >> )
25th June 2010
The 2009 documentary on the Orient Express and its history hosted by David Suchet. Most of it is in Norwegian, but Mr. Suchet is not dubbed, so enjoy!
( Watch documentary here >> )
( Watch documentary here >> )
17th May 2009
12th May 2009
Oh, my God, this is pure madness, Suchet plays Beria, a counsellor of Stalin /The Red Monarch, 1983/, who actually fears and hates his superior. Young Suchet, hilarious! Watch out for the basket of eggs on the table!
5th May 2009
David Suchet has always been fascinated by boating, especially narrowboats that he himself steers skillfully along the English canal lines in the country. Ever since the purchase of his first narrowboat in 1973 he has been a passionate boater not only as a pastime, but also as a cause to support. As Chairman of the River Thames Alliance and Honorary Vice President of the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust, he is a fervent fighter for the restoration and protection of traditional water channels, a beautiful feature of the British countryside.
( It is really enjoyable to hear him speak about his waterways experience: )
Edward Palmer is a respected headmaster at a state boys' school. However a minor indiscretion in his personal life on a council estate leads to an accidental but horrific crime. One night Palmer approaches an escort boy for sex but quickly realizes he has made a terrible mistake, the boy pulls a knife demanding cash, but in a struggle he is killed. There's worse to come for Palmer, he was seen...and there's evidence at the murder scene which makes him an easy target for blackmail. His only daughter Catrin, a nurse, has a plan. Can Palmer a pillar of the community take the law into his own hands or after battling with his own conscience, will he pursue even more desperate measures?
( A lot more under the cut.... )
( A lot more under the cut.... )
4th May 2009
Recently I have posted some links where you can watch entire movies, like Flood here , Dracula here , Maxwell here and The Bank Job here.
Poirot films are available in full cut into 10-minute pieces, a list is at this LINK.
Thank you PoirotFilms!
More Poirot movies to see in this playlist.
My gratitude to LadyTerraRose!
ITV3 created a comprehensive interview entitled "David Suchet Poirot and me". I saw it a long time ago and found it again, watch and enjoy! LINK
Thank you ShabrinAlessi for posting it!
The Poirot Behind the Scenes collection is also an absolute must to see! Click the links!
Part1 | Part2/1 | Part 2/2 | Part3/1 | Part3/2 | Part4
I love it how Suchet stays Poirot and speaks like the character in the breaks on the set :-)
Thank you, phoenixthegreat953 !
Some Suchet moments in this documentary: Agatha Christie, Crime does pay
Part 1 at 1:16 and 9:05 | Part 2 at 8:35 | Part 3 Poirot meets Miss Marple here :-) at the beginning and at 4:05
Thank you, ashbyjay !
( Click for a pic... )
Poirot films are available in full cut into 10-minute pieces, a list is at this LINK.
Thank you PoirotFilms!
More Poirot movies to see in this playlist.
My gratitude to LadyTerraRose!
ITV3 created a comprehensive interview entitled "David Suchet Poirot and me". I saw it a long time ago and found it again, watch and enjoy! LINK
Thank you ShabrinAlessi for posting it!
The Poirot Behind the Scenes collection is also an absolute must to see! Click the links!
Part1 | Part2/1 | Part 2/2 | Part3/1 | Part3/2 | Part4
I love it how Suchet stays Poirot and speaks like the character in the breaks on the set :-)
Thank you, phoenixthegreat953 !
Some Suchet moments in this documentary: Agatha Christie, Crime does pay
Part 1 at 1:16 and 9:05 | Part 2 at 8:35 | Part 3 Poirot meets Miss Marple here :-) at the beginning and at 4:05
Thank you, ashbyjay !
( Click for a pic... )
29th April 2009
I was not aware Trollope was so entertaining! His prose is like Jane Austen minus all the idealizing, naive stuff about eternal love and ladies choosing according to their liking blablabla. It is all realistic, cynical, outright, and, well, yes unseemly, like Malmotte himself. Well, he is more than unseemly, he is utterly gross, eating like a wild boar, drinking incomparable amounts, saying what he thinks - unprecedented!
( Read more... )
( Read more... )
28th April 2009
Who would not want to know - when offered the opportunity - the story of his ancestors, where his talents and interests originate from, and to see his own features on old photographs of great-great-great grandparents? The BBC, in their series Who do you think you are? accompanies well-known personalities on their journey in the distant past.
First, I linked in a video footage about David discovering the story of a sea captain in the family.
Below that you can find a link to the entire story of David's genealogy search.
( Details here... )
First, I linked in a video footage about David discovering the story of a sea captain in the family.
Below that you can find a link to the entire story of David's genealogy search.
( Details here... )
David Suchet plays Abraham Van Helsing in the BBC One adaptation of Dracula.
awedIn a fictional situation in our time a devastating seastorm accompanied by tidewaves as high as mountains hits the Northeastern coast of Britain. Will the unpredictable whilrlwind alter its course and hit the southern coasts? What happens when such a force meets the high tide of the year? Will the Thames Barrier hold against it enough to protect the city? If not, what can be done at such short notice?
( Story and screencaps here... )
( Story and screencaps here... )
27th April 2009
CNN reporter Robert Wiener (Michael Keaton) and his crew is sent to Kuvait to report about the Iraqi invasion of the city. As they continue to report stories, they get pressured by the Iraqi government. The Iraqi Minister of Information Naji Al Hadithi (David Suchet) has them wired and follows their every step. Sometimes he gives them tips but limits them when he can.
( Read more... )
( Read more... )
We can expect new episodes in 2009, source: a Guardian article:
"ITV has ... ordered four new Agatha Christie adaptations, including a new version of Murder on the Orient Express and three other TV films based on Christie's Poirot stories, which will feature David Suchet continuing his role as the fastidious Belgian detective."
David wanted to play Orient Express very much, I am really glad for him!
"ITV has ... ordered four new Agatha Christie adaptations, including a new version of Murder on the Orient Express and three other TV films based on Christie's Poirot stories, which will feature David Suchet continuing his role as the fastidious Belgian detective."
David wanted to play Orient Express very much, I am really glad for him!
I'm in awe under the influence of this brilliant, brilliant performance! A powerful, contagiously passionate, magnetic yet imbalanced personality played by an equally forceful, but perfectly balanced mind: David Suchet. Watch this film, if you can.
( More here )
( More here )
26th April 2009
Wonderful pieces of Poirot fanfic - short scenes that create a great ambience! Thank you for writing these, Sealgirl!
Fan Fiction page
Fan Fiction page
Who was Mrs McGinty? Oh, nobody, just a stupid charwoman! What was she like? Nobody really remembers. Yet, the life of the wealthy neighbourhood is pretty much stirred up when Poirot appears to reexamine the case. Who has some dirt piled up under the carpet? Every one of them, it seems. The upperclass is annoyingly condescending as usual in Christie stories.
( Screencaps here ... )
( Screencaps here ... )
mischievous24th April 2009
David talks on BBC how it has been to play Poirot for 20 years. He says he is lucky he has not aged "that much". I completely agree, he looks just great! Click on the picture below and the interview will open in a new window.
23rd February 2008
I've found a great site, continuously updated. Suchet and Poirot fans, pay a visit!
http://www.bricksite.com/davidsuchet
http://www.bricksite.com/davidsuchet
9th March 2007
A nice review
Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) says at one point, "The question is, can Hercule Poirot possibly be wrong?"
Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) says at one point, "The question is, can Hercule Poirot possibly be wrong?"
"No one can always be right," Mrs. Lorrimer replies.
"But I am! Always I am right. It is so invariable it startles me. And now it looks very much as though I may be wrong," laments Poirot, "and that upsets me. But I should not upset, because I am right. I must be right because I am never wrong."
what is friendship?5th March 2007
check out this report of a true Hastings fan:
thehunkymouse blog
The hunkymouse says:
"However good Agatha Christie was as a writer, the personality of Poirot himself has been over-written. We've seen many actors of genuine genius tackle his fussy, self-obsessed personality - Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov - but powerful though they may have been, they did not manage to capture the character.
Suchet, you could argue, did not manage to capture the character, either. Rather, he exposed the real Poirot. You watch him in the part, and you realise: this is what Hercule Poirot was really like. Agatha Christie, you can tell, knew something about him, but she lacked the insights that would have brought him truly to life; she failed to capture the milieu correctly, and - inexplicably - reported much of his speech incorrectly, garbling his mannerism and his delivery. No matter! - Suchet has excavated from the archaeology the true Poirot."
Thank you for this brilliant insight!
thehunkymouse blog
The hunkymouse says:
"However good Agatha Christie was as a writer, the personality of Poirot himself has been over-written. We've seen many actors of genuine genius tackle his fussy, self-obsessed personality - Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov - but powerful though they may have been, they did not manage to capture the character.
Suchet, you could argue, did not manage to capture the character, either. Rather, he exposed the real Poirot. You watch him in the part, and you realise: this is what Hercule Poirot was really like. Agatha Christie, you can tell, knew something about him, but she lacked the insights that would have brought him truly to life; she failed to capture the milieu correctly, and - inexplicably - reported much of his speech incorrectly, garbling his mannerism and his delivery. No matter! - Suchet has excavated from the archaeology the true Poirot."
Thank you for this brilliant insight!
Monday morn23rd January 2007
David Suchet news: here
David interviews:
on playing Poirot again
‘He’s a quirky little man, but I have grown to like him very much. He can be very irritating – he’s certainly not all charm personified!’
on sex scenes
Reserved British actor DAVID SUCHET has vowed never to do another sex scene - after one left him red-faced in bed with a boy...
9th January 2007
Quiet country life for Poirot, the days of well-deserved retirement and relaxation. However, growing marrows brings the murderer instincts out of him. And the picturesque, friendly village, King's Abbot, shows its real side! Some lovely scenes of re-uniting with the good Chief Inspector Japp, who is, as usual, quite clueless, but retains his dignity, all the same.
7th January 2007
The merit of this episode is that it shows how not indifferent Poirot is to women, as he feasts his little eyes on some female curves a few times here. We can also see the first forensic detectives, a cameradrie that proves how traditional sleuths are not on the verge of extinction, Hastings tastes the rabbit but we do not learn more about the rules of cricket by the end.
amused6th January 2007
In this episode there is a beautiful car that runs like a bird, which is, of course, a nonsense, as we know, birds do not run. Tere is a badly written theatre play, a bet lost by Poirot, one crime arranged for the stage unsolved by the great detective, but the other one causes him no difficulty whatsoever. And there is a little hint to a young lady that once enchanted Poirot's heart.
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wonderingOh, how highly entertaining! Classic Poirot at its best! Funny, with a real car chase scene, Poirot smirking under his mustache all the time, Hastings undercover, Japp annoyed and searching through even the undergarments of a woman! Real good fun, not to be missed. Call me a freak, but I find Poirot in the early movies outright handsome :-) I promise, I will provide screencaps as soon as I can!
high5th January 2007
I've just seen this movie, a wonderful piece. It has such a great atmosphere! The country manor, the park, the flashy cars, the house's interior and decoration - all of these so impressive! I wonder if anyone has seen this part and what you think of it. It seems to be one of the latter pieces, Poirot is not young here any more. Have you got any information on this?
cheerfulHere is a photo gallery of David, the actor. It includes his non-Poirot roles and publicity pics. In the individual entries you can find a lot of Poirot screencaps, check out those as well!
4th January 2007
Please note that some info in this text is outdated, check out the more recent entries, too!
David Suchet is an English actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot. He is a unique actor who changes easily from one character to another. Every role he has played, from Arab terrorist and captain of a spaceship to Biblical Joab and Hercule Poirot, looks very natural. He can easily change his appearance without any make-up. If you see pictures of him from various films, it's sometimes hard to believe that this is the same man. http://d-suchet.narod.ru
David Suchet is an English actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot. He is a unique actor who changes easily from one character to another. Every role he has played, from Arab terrorist and captain of a spaceship to Biblical Joab and Hercule Poirot, looks very natural. He can easily change his appearance without any make-up. If you see pictures of him from various films, it's sometimes hard to believe that this is the same man. http://d-suchet.narod.ru
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