http://maelicia.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] maelicia.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] revolution_fr2009-07-02 06:16 pm
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Of Terrible Or Not So Terrible Cinematographical Representations of Robespierre and the CSP...

To follow [livejournal.com profile] victoriavandal's post on Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution!: listened the audio and got the name of the actor playing Robespierre: Stephen Hogan.

After a little googling, I think I found photos...!

May I be the first to say that they didn't put a lot of budget on his wig.


Aw, Committee of Public Safety... I won't say anything. Like, how my only way to identify Couthon is that: he must the one in the wheelchair. Well, that sums up the usual "attribute" and "characteristic" given to Couthon. Now, where is Saint-Just...! Oh, the mysteries...!


I don't know why, but he kinda makes me think of Dennis DeYoung... -_-;

[identity profile] victoriavandal.livejournal.com 2009-07-02 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCQrnSQ4rTo "Because of the massive fee paid to Simon Schama, we can only afford to use three props for this programme"!!!

[identity profile] victoriavandal.livejournal.com 2009-07-02 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
The wigs in HBO's series 'John Adams' were fantastic - couldn't they have hired one of them?

I think that'll be Saint-Just, second from the left.

[identity profile] neuropathology.livejournal.com 2009-07-03 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
That made me laugh so hard that I almost, ALMOST, peed a little bit.

[identity profile] trf-chan.livejournal.com 2009-07-03 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
I love this clip. XD

[identity profile] estellacat.livejournal.com 2009-07-03 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
Brilliant. And so very true.

[identity profile] jonahmama.livejournal.com 2009-07-05 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG - that's f***ing awesome!