That was incredible viewing. 90 minutes feeling like 10!
@laurence.williamson2 ай бұрын
Thanks, that's a great compliment! It's one of the best films I have edited in recent years.
@gangamecker82212 ай бұрын
And I like the Musik very , very much !. ❤❤ In den 70ziger Jahren las ich eine Menge von Durrell ! Auch die Korrespondenz mit Hanry Miller , so " Den Koloss von Marossi " BEAUTIFUL !😊 Ich liebe Griechenland . 😍🤗 n Koloss von
@veritas63352 ай бұрын
And they stone widows to death for having a boyfriend.
@chiedu900693 ай бұрын
@25:10 heartbreaking. He could have accomplished so much more, but for the homophobic press.
@JohnAleman13 ай бұрын
Having had many many holidays in Greece over the years i have such a love for the country and the people and having watched the Durrell's on itv this has brought it all together just wonderful Thanks for uploading it Yamas🍻
@laurence.williamson3 ай бұрын
I am glad you enjoyed it!
@Yumatzuga4 ай бұрын
It feels very incredible to find something like this after so many years. This is a piece of great history and my deep respect for the author continues to grow. Thanks for sharing!
@angelafoxmusic72655 ай бұрын
Thankyou.
@andreaberryhill66545 ай бұрын
Beautiful skater, sad life. I'm quite emotional right now.
@JMJung-od4em5 ай бұрын
I don't think his skating is effeminate. It takes incredible strength, energy and control. He's very balletic but effeminate? Yeah maybe if you can't tell the movements of ballerinos from those of ballerinas. I think it was his private life, his sexual orientation that they were picking on. I find Hanyu Yuzuru effeminate though. Graceful but so much more willowy.
@terryreilly17685 ай бұрын
Thku for this The Tay is my most favourite of all Scotlands Loch and River I've many many memories from today back to the 80s...love it T H A N K Y O U ..........💚💛💚💛💚💛💚
@pendleburyable5 ай бұрын
Want to get back to Melegalas 😍
@geoffmcrorie906 ай бұрын
The Tay, the Tay the silvery Tay it flows through Dundee every day. lol. McGonical
@praeliora6 ай бұрын
I dated a British ice dancer in the 80's..and ballet was very much a huge part of his skating training.. which was of course down to John Curry's positive influence on the sport, he raised the bar like no other.
@karenklint51306 ай бұрын
I remember seeing John Curry skating in the summer of 1977. His ice show was at the Palladium Theater and one of his numbers was the legend of Icarus. His skating was so memorable.
@johnoregan71546 ай бұрын
Anyone know where I'd find a copy of part 2 re: Alexandria?
@MaryAnderson-x9j6 ай бұрын
His skating was on a different level. Every performance left you with such strong emotions. Beauty in motion
@stuartsmitham68976 ай бұрын
Just brilliant to watch
@chinabuzz7 ай бұрын
Thank you, thank you, 100 times thank you for uploading these. This documentary influenced the course of y life, and I am so pleased to be able to watch the episodes again.
@davidrobert12297 ай бұрын
I used to watch this on PBS as a kid
@Thorlongus11757 ай бұрын
22:46 the part I always remember, a great documentary, one of my favourites
@quakeychristchurch7 ай бұрын
Dedication, determination of this wonderful dancer and skater is inspirational. I love how he went to work on his mental approach, when he was fearful of falling for a while, and overcame it. He had enormous courage and not so much ambition, but a calling. The dedication he gave to accomplish his artform and breaking through nerves is just extraordinary. RIP John Curry.
@janettempest7167 ай бұрын
Greek religion preach that animals have no soul I bet Gerald wouldn’t like that. You never talk about your mother and brothers and sister. Or Spiros 🤷♀️
@cathynoble52697 ай бұрын
This is a super fun film. Well worth a watch
@vintagebikes42158 ай бұрын
It disgusts me beyond words that the press lambasted Curry over his sexuality. How low class. How repulsive.
@sonia3548 ай бұрын
That ‘joke’ about the fairy at John’s expense was utterly cruel.
@Jonathan-pm7lx8 ай бұрын
A mesmerising and sublime combination of ballet and ice skating and a phenomenal artist.
@michaellou71019 ай бұрын
So grossly improvised it’s like a different country from what China is now.
@user-zv9sb7bt7t9 ай бұрын
This documentary exerted huge impacts on Chinese TV documentary in the end of the 1980s.
@patmurphy68499 ай бұрын
As an American skating fan, I was totally mesmerized by John's skating. May his soul rest in peace.
@MsMesem9 ай бұрын
43 min pérennité....hmmm , hard to find a healer in Greece, very hard. The old ways of medecine have all but disappeared. The jabs sold well there, people won over by big pharma. Very sad.
@mikejohnson59910 ай бұрын
glad i got to see this side of durrell as i didnt enjoy his quartet that much do to the terrible images and obscenity
@rolo494510 ай бұрын
Lovely seeing Pat Dodd on here, my first coach ❤
@sedekiman82411 ай бұрын
Probably the greatest skater ever. I remember going to The Cambridge Theatre to see his show. Never forgot it!
@edwardarckless3112 Жыл бұрын
The one and only.he was my lover.never to forget .life will go on but you are still with me.Edward Arckless ex Royal Oper Ballet Covent Garden London.
@lindahardy823410 ай бұрын
love this
@lindahardy823410 ай бұрын
there's a great documentary on netflix
@kevinhebner67737 ай бұрын
@@lindahardy8234what’s the documentary called?
@lindahardy82347 ай бұрын
The Real John Curry is one to watch. The Ice King is the other
@jennymclaughlin255819 күн бұрын
As a little girl in 1976 I was mesmerized by John's performance at the Olympics and followed him afterwards - captivated by his beautiful performances. As a student in Nottingham in 1983 or 84 helping out at the Theatre met him very briefly ...he was appearing in 'As you Like it' then I think, but had also done 'A Midsummer Nights Dream.'. It was a sad loss, because I feel sure he would have done so much more in Theatre.
@Yormsane Жыл бұрын
I was enthralled by this superb documentary back in the day, and it's even more interesting to watch it again now, with a historical perspective. Thank you so much for uploading Near Miss, I've been been looking for a copy for years.
@dbrailways Жыл бұрын
Absolutely disgusting and vile treatment of animals - awful
@ValHanyu Жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this! As a fan of Yuzuru Hanyu I very much appreciate John Curry’s beautiful skating style.
@MrRight10009 ай бұрын
Indeed. Those 2 - Hanyo and Curry are what magic is made of.
@ValHanyu9 ай бұрын
@@MrRight1000I agree with you 100%
@kacatka16 Жыл бұрын
A favourite documentary ever, of a dear interest, closely held since back in time, so so so grand watching here, now THANKS SO MUCH! Dave Schoen ATC. New York ATC. Doesn't get better.
@laurence.williamson Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave. It was a particularly well shot documentary and one that I was most proud of working on.
@kacatka16 Жыл бұрын
@@laurence.williamson Sorry if I was confusing I'm not Dave, just highlighted him🙂
@janeslater8004 Жыл бұрын
His daughter committed suicide
@laurence.williamson Жыл бұрын
Hi Jane, that's correct. Sappho Durrell came along to the screening of this film when it was finished. There were only 5 or 6 of us at the screening. She was very quiet throughout and seemed shy. Her life had been troubled and after she died letters came to light that indicated that the relationship she had with her father had been particularly difficult - to put it mildly.
@wcolin441 Жыл бұрын
Thankyou
@KawakebAstra Жыл бұрын
oh a masterpiece but audio so low on my iphone max volume .. can hardly hear 😿
@laurence.williamson Жыл бұрын
You may have a problem with your iPhone unfortunately. Try watching on a different piece of equipment.
@MagdaleneDivine Жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely confused. I keep expecting a Jim Henson's Muppet character to pop up but no. It's an old dude all up in these foreigners life being nosy.
@MagdaleneDivine Жыл бұрын
Yeah I just picked any video at all just to avoid someone else in another video
@MagdaleneDivine Жыл бұрын
I have no idea how I got here or what I'm watching. Like at all.
@kenkruzel5455 Жыл бұрын
Hungry.
@Laura-vy1qw Жыл бұрын
What is the music that plays around 36:00 mins? Thank you for this great documentary. Love seeing Laurence Durrell speak here.
@laurence.williamson Жыл бұрын
It is Bach's Concerto in D Minor Adagio. I was very lucky to work on this wonderful film. Peter Adam was a great film maker.