Helena Bonham Carter reads The Guest House by Rumi

[@opheliaspenpoetry]

I could watch and listen to her read poetry all day.

[@dleigh112]

Rumi's words speak over 800 years as though he were with you in the room.

[@trinitytwo14992]

Rumi is to poetry, what Mozart was to music. Thank you Helen Bonham Carter.

[@jonj6730]

Oh please!

[@TheNinjaGirl64]

I love her. She could read me an obituary and it would sound wonderful.😂

[@pattmahiney]

Literally and figuratively dead 😂😂

[@racheljolley26352]

I totally agree, awesome woman ❤

[@dewimacomber]

Lol that’s true, I love her to recite the poems or just note , still sounds very pleasing

[@beverlyb4256]

Every littlest house is built for a dweller to move in. Just because we don't yet perceive the consciousness, doesn't mean it's not there waiting to move into its body/house being built. Who is the rightful owner/guest of the littlest house? 😢❤

[@beverlyb4256]

Answer: the littlest angel ✨️💖✨️

[@lede1810]

I’m forever grateful that I can read Rumi poems in original Persian. I cannot explain how much more wonderful they are before translation ❤

[@marciah0312]

Such beautiful words read by a beautiful soul 💕

[@silenceofharmony]

Greetings from the hometown of Rumi 🎉

[@ts-eu6mp]

Love Rumi. Excellently read by Helena Bonham Carter.

[@anacletwilliams8315]

Yes, she is excellent.

[@cfgjr]

Quite an insightful critique. You really get to the heart of it. You must have majored in English. I doubt Harold Bloom could have done better.

[@S.L.S-407]

Be not inhospitable to strangers lest they be angels in disguise.

[@bigk5837]

❤

[@tinadiesman5442]

One of the finest actors to ever lived.

[@fepeerreview3150]

That was an unexpected and very welcome visitor.

[@mssuziquzi]

Beautiful, thank you Helena. I have a deck Rumi cards which I treasure. I like to shuffle them and chose one to read. His poetry is so insightful and relevant today.

[@dottiebaker6623]

My favorite poem in the world, done with a bit of sass!

[@yukiichiki9211]

she's so beautiful.

[@anacletwilliams8315]

Yes, she is.

[@hellianasgf]

she's so lovely

[@Chaibandit]

I got a chance to visit his grave site in Konya in Turkey this year, definitely an interesting experience.

[@shankarbalakrishnan2360]

U could never keep ur hair straight❤❤🎉🎉

[@MariaJulia-fg3tn]

I like her and Rumi ❤

[@ldancer2340]

Greetings from Canada. I am subscribing to absorb more Rumi. Your words are almost the same volume as the music. I send a smile.

[@andrearenee7845]

Oh what a treat. Good to see you, Helena!

[@melindakhristine9417]

This woman is so beautiful and never ages. Stay young Helena!

[@paulharvey2396]

God bless you Helena Bonham Carter family and friends amen Thank you for your years of effort and achievement -- more than 40 years by now! Please could you help me to understand the true & real situation for the planet earth, with regard to future survival, and guide me to become more properly green - we need intelligent women to speak clear and strong -- maybe you have already -- maybe I should look for it. I am confident many women would understand better if you could explain why we must have a truly billion strong world-wide green movement -- intelligent choices for survival of our planet.

[@lorifromtemeculaca426]

Love the poem, love her!!!

[@veronicagalvin1770]

Wonderful....just recently watched two of her movies, Sweeny Todd and Howard's End. 🇮🇪 💚

[@imskint1]

Bellissima e bravissima!!! Ti ascolterei per sempre, Principessa!

[@Annette941]

I never heard anybody read a poem so good! I really enjoyed her poetry reading.

[@JenniferHowze]

Agree. It's a delight to hear something read so beautifully!

[@newgabe09]

Yes, she reads well and naturally.

[@pdatnc]

My favorite poem! I also love Oriah Mountain Dreamer's The Invitation too.

[@beatricebernath]

Just love her ❤

[@Serra251]

Came for the feet, stayed for the lovely poetry. ...then came for the feet.

[@richardreinertson1335]

Love this. Reminds me of a quote from Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki: "Rather be grateful for the weeds in your mind, for eventually they will enrich your practice."

[@johnhouston6270]

The difference between the Secondary self and the Primary self.❤

[@qamarchandio4750]

Lovely voice. 🌺🌹💐

[@MinaCharni]

J'aime beaucoup cette actrice, depuis '' Chambre avec vue '' de James Ivory ...

[@carabiner7999]

Vraiment!

[@MinaCharni]

@@carabiner7999 Et ?

[@carabiner7999]

@@MinaCharni Sorry, I'll have to get back to you as it's late here and my brain barely speaks English, let alone la belle Francais.

[@atmostbeautiful]

I just love her

[@victoriadoney6598]

Thank you beautiful arteest ❤

[@jeynes14]

Lovely

[@beauxnouveauxfinearts4391]

I watched Lady Jane only for the first time tonight. I was immediately taken by the reference to Plato at the beginning of the film. I would love to hear her interpretation Plato's Phaedrus, Diotima's speech from the Symposium, anything by Baudelaire, Faun's Head by Rimbaud, The Owl and the Pussycat, and Wild Nights by Dickinson-Emily that is, or any of my poems which are not yet available to the public. It is unfortunate that she does not have an authentic Instagram account. I mean, the Queen has one.

[@alisia413]

Обожаю Хелену 😍

[@mckavitt13]

Her feet got in the way.

[@Florencia427]

Te amo Helena

[@tinz161]

Thanks, but nix the background music, please.

[@a2zin125]

I wish you could all read Rumi in Persian, the language of his poetry. Even though still beautiful in any other language, much is lost in translation!

[@jylyhughes5085]

Ah yes! The truly great Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi ... Muslim, Sufi poet ... Inspiring us through the centuries. ❤

[@alimehr-q7d]

Please do not portray Rumi as Muslim, he was one before he was enlightened and started to write his poetry by his guru Shams Tabrizi.

[@Susieq26754]

Especially when cousin Peggy May Smith or your Aunt Flow come to visit.

[@_ayuma]

❤❤

[@nigelhard1519]

Lovey central.

[@alanhardy3400]

She reads beautifully... but we didn't need the lute, which was only a distraction. "Less is more."

[@mckavitt13]

I liked the lute. Not her feet.

[@EmpatheticFox]

I agree

[@noon3087]

Less lute, more reading. Got it.

[@ВалерияАлбегова-ж2о]

Такой милый голос у неё😍

[@CoeyThomas]

Is this poem a reference to shadow work and spirit guides?

[@PaulSmith-wb9fo]

Why oh why the irritating background music 😢😢😢

[@noon3087]

That's what we're hearing for feedback. thanks for chiming in.

[@pedrom2236]

Sufi/otoman music would be much nicer

[@YANHAP1]

Music credit?

[@NoLefTurnUnStoned.]

Love Helena, but she could turn down the “actress switch” when reading something like Rumí. It requires a bit less performance. 😊

[@GreenePod]

Anyone knows the name of the book???

[@lorifromtemeculaca426]

"A poem for every autumn day"

[@GreenePod]

@@lorifromtemeculaca426 Thanks

[@TylerD288]

Where did you go, Marla?

[@tentringer4065]

Did Quentin Tarantino direct this?

[@TylerD288]

No 'shocking' murder, blood, or language, so no.

[@kipling1957]

Who do you imagine you are talking to with this type of monologue where there are no characters? Same question - for how do you story-tell to an audience? Do you imagine someone you know that you are talking to, for example?

[@heidikamrath1951]

Lovely except the video and audio are out of sync. 😕

[@mickyblessy]

*When Helena BC is speaking, don't put that awful 🎹 noise, that's ruining it 😢*

[@JohnJSteinbeck]

An intriguing poem, engagingly read, but way too much foot movement …

[@MountainTube2025]

Music sucks. Let’s just hear her voice please!

[@stevenm8126]

that girl you impress by acting interested when she reads poetry. 🙂

[@dreamterry]

You must be a real catch.

[@TylerD288]

Actually learn to love poetry, any poetry, and you may grow a little. Maybe.

[@Vishangro]

Yeah, nah. I don't think so.

[@auntielucysings7709]

She is too flippant I feel

[@wandadavis3497]

The zesty fall thoracically dance because sharon intraspecifically scrape to a fluttering pasta. sticky, ill-informed editor

[@RichardDoker-op6py]

I love it when actors get old, it only shows how ridiculous they are.

[@NutTwins]

Is that her house?

[@AdinaGuran2002]

❤❤