Ian Richardson — Actor (51)
The Phantom of the Opera (1990) [TV] IMDb TMDB
The Phantom of the Opera
other title: Das Phantom der Oper / El fantasma de la ópera
Comte Philippe de Chagny discovers Christine Daaé's singing talent at a county fair and sends her to his friend Gérard Carrière, director of the Parisian opera. However, just when she arrives, Carrière is dismissed. His successor, the arrogant Alain Choleti, refuses to allow a woman of low birth perform in his opera, but graciously employs Christine as gadrobiere for his primadonna wife Carlotta, who's installed as first singer. He also battles the Phantom, an unknown figure in the catacombs below, granted privileges by Carrière. Christine becomes the Phantom's protégé, unaware that her being his muse makes him increasingly dangerous.
The King and I (1999) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The King and I
other title: 왕과 나 / Der König und ich
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) [TV] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
8.9 (55 ratings) director: 约翰·欧文 / 约翰·勒卡雷 actor: 亚历克·吉尼斯 / Michael Jayston
other title: Dame, König, As, Spion / La Taupe
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.
Star Quality (1985) [Movie] Douban
director: 艾伦·多瑟 actor: 苏珊娜·约克 / 伊恩·理查森
20世纪40年代的英国,一位年轻的剧作家得到了一位重要导演的首演。但是导演想找一个喜怒无常的女演员来演主角。当洛林·巴里(Lorraine Barry)读到第一遍时,导演和明星之间的战斗开始了,可怜的剧作家夹在中间。
Monsignor Quixote (1987) [Movie] Douban
director: Rodney Bennett actor: 亚历克·吉尼斯 / 莱奥·麦凯恩
In this modern adaptation of the Don Quixote theme based on a novel by Graham Greene, Quixote is an old Spanish village priest who travels through Spain with his friend, Sancho, the village's mayor and his car called Rocinante. On their way he has to master the same adventures as his ancestor.
A Change of Place (1994) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB
A Change of Place
director: Donna Deitch actor: 瑞克·斯普林菲尔德 / 安德里亚·罗斯
other title: La star aux deux visages / Cambio de identidad
Kim Jameson is a university professor while Kate Jameson - also known as Dominique, Kim’s twin sister - is a troubled model working in Paris. Kate is a drunk, in desperate need of rehabilitation. Kim checks her twin sister into a rehab center, agreeing to fill in for Dominique during her absence, but by doing so takes on more than she bargained for.
窈窕淑女 1976 Broadway Revival版 [Performance] Douban
part of Performance: 窈窕淑女
language: english 英语 theater: St. James Theatre director: Jerry Adler
other title: 1976 Broadway Revival版 playwright: Alan Jay Lerner composer: Fredrick Loewe actor: Christine Andreas / Ian Richardson
Act I
In Edwardian London, Eliza Doolittle is a flower girl with a thick Cockney accent. The noted phonetician Professor Henry Higgins encounters Eliza at Covent Garden and laments the vulgarity of her dialect ("Why Can't the English?"). Higgins also meets Colonel Pickering, another linguist, and invites him to stay as his houseguest. Eliza and her friends wonder what it would be like to live a comfortable life ("Wouldn't It Be Loverly?").
Eliza's father, Alfred P. Doolittle, stops by the next morning searching for money for a drink ("With a Little Bit of Luck"). Soon after, Eliza comes to Higgins's house, seeking elocution lessons so that she can get a job as an assistant in a florist's shop. Higgins wagers Pickering that, within six months, by teaching Eliza to speak properly, he will enable her to pass for a proper lady.
Eliza becomes part of Higgins's household. Though Higgins sees himself as a kindhearted man who merely cannot get along with women ("I'm an Ordinary Man"), to others he appears self-absorbed and misogynistic. Eliza endures Higgins's tyrannical speech tutoring. Frustrated, she dreams of different ways to kill him ("Just You Wait"). Higgins's servants lament the stressful atmosphere ("The Servants' Chorus").
Just as Higgins is about to give up on her, Eliza suddenly recites one of her diction exercises in perfect upper-class style ("The Rain in Spain"). Though Mrs Pearce, the housekeeper, insists that Eliza go to bed, she declares she is too excited to sleep ("I Could Have Danced All Night").
For her first public tryout, Higgins takes Eliza to his mother's box at Ascot Racecourse ("Ascot Gavotte"). Though Eliza shocks everyone when she forgets herself while watching a race and reverts to foul language, she does capture the heart of Freddy Eynsford-Hill. Freddy calls on Eliza that evening, and he declares that he will wait for her in the street outside Higgins' house ("On the Street Where You Live").
Eliza's final test requires her to pass as a lady at the Embassy Ball. After more weeks of preparation, she is ready. All the ladies and gentlemen at the ball admire her, and the Queen of Transylvania invites her to dance with the prince ("Embassy Waltz"). A Hungarian phonetician, Zoltan Karpathy, attempts to discover Eliza's origins. Higgins allows Karpathy to dance with Eliza.
Act II
The ball is a success; Karpathy has declared Eliza to be a Hungarian princess. Pickering and Higgins revel in their triumph ("You Did It"), failing to pay attention to Eliza. Eliza is insulted at receiving no credit for her success, packing up and leaving the Higgins house. As she leaves she finds Freddy, who begins to tell her how much he loves her, but she tells him that she has heard enough words; if he really loves her, he should show it ("Show Me").
Eliza and Freddy return to Covent Garden but she finds she no longer feels at home there. Her father is there as well, and he tells her that he has received a surprise bequest from an American millionaire, which has raised him to middle-class respectability, and now must marry his lover. Doolittle and his friends have one last spree before the wedding ("Get Me to the Church on Time").
Higgins awakens the next morning. He finds himself out of sorts without Eliza. He wonders why she left after the triumph at the ball and concludes that men (especially himself) are far superior to women ("A Hymn to Him"). Pickering notices the Professor's lack of consideration, and also leaves the Higgins house.
Higgins despondently visits his mother's house, where he finds Eliza. Eliza declares she no longer needs Higgins ("Without You"). As Higgins walks home, he realizes he's grown attached to Eliza ("I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"). At home, he sentimentally reviews the recording he made the day Eliza first came to him for lessons, hearing his own harsh words. Eliza suddenly appears in his home. In suppressed joy at their reunion, Professor Higgins scoffs and asks, "Eliza, where the devil are my slippers?"
马拉/萨德 [Performance] Douban
Marat/Sade
genre: theater playwright: 原作:彼得魏斯;翻译、改编:杨思汀、张伊舟
other title: Marat/Sade director: Peter Brook / 杨思汀 actor: Patrick Magee / Ian Richardson / Clifford Rose / 菲冉 / 邓若南
彼德•魏斯:萨德刺向马拉的一刀
张晴滟 刊发时间:2008-04-22 14:00:21 中华读书报
上世纪60年代诞生了一出关于法国大革命的演出:彼得·魏斯的《马拉/萨德》(1964)。此剧经过彼得·布鲁克的导演手法的处理,在欧美进行巡回演出,西方世界为之震动。
剧本取材于马拉被吉伦特派的同情者贵族少女科黛刺杀的事件。该剧全部使用文献记载的二人的言论,杜撰了1808年在夏朗东精神病院病人的一次
演出。舞台展现的不是戏剧化的历史事件,而是两种意识形态的交锋。萨德与马拉并没有记录在案的交往,为什么要让这两个不相干的人同台辩论?作者如是回答: “在萨德和马拉面对面的争辩中,使我们感兴趣的是,推向极端的个人主义同主张政治与社会变革的思想之间的冲突。”他进一步解释说:“马拉坚信人们可以通过暴力革命改变社会结构;萨德则认为只有当个人无拘无束,为所欲为,打开‘内心的牢房’,社会才有改变的可能。”对于人的内心是什么,萨德将它形容为个人的、难以启齿的、残忍的欲望,也就是兽性。萨德作为革命者对革命的必然性深信不疑,但他看到越来越多“一文不名的死亡”,难免感到恐惧,结果两头没着落,成了第三种立场的代表人物。对萨德来说,思辨更为沉痛:我本人曾是暴力的代言人,\)可是在我和马拉的对话中我不久就发现\)我说的暴力和他说的大相径庭。\)因此我对他的道路予以否定。\)一方面是急于用刀斧\)去把世界更变与改善;\)另一方面是让个人主义的制度\)凭借它自己的思想自行消亡。\) 因此诸位也就看到,始终还面对悬而不决的问题\)这就是我目前的境况。
而对作者魏斯来说,能与萨德这一极端相对应的非马拉莫属。“法国大革命中的人物,还没有一个像马拉那样,在19世纪资产阶级史学家的笔下被描绘得那么嗜血好杀的。”马拉的背后实际上站着一些历史学家口中的“贱民”。
马迪厄和鲁德都认为,“贱民”不光为了面包而斗争,“不是消极的工具,而且是受到了在革命前夕和革命过程中争夺政权的各政治党派的口号和思想的感染……在‘贱民’的头脑中逐渐有了自由、人权等新思想。”马拉是底层人民的喉舌,他不仅坚定,而且意识到了面前的革命任务正如“拉着自己的头发往上拔”,十分艰巨。马拉的遗愿没有在萨德排戏、拿破仑执政的1808年实现。精神病院院长库尔米这个人物对当时也是当下统治者的影射昭然若揭:他在装束上模仿拿破仑,每当演出进入白热化,他即站出来,口吐冠冕堂皇的话语,同时指使屠夫打扮的男女护士迅速而安静地制伏反抗者。布鲁克版《马拉\)萨德》在纽约公演的1968年,美军正在越南以屠杀推行“自由”和“民主”。空旷的舞台上,科黛的谋杀和病人们的叫嚣都停滞了下来,这时马拉失焦的眼神投向了台下的观众,发出对资本主义全球扩张的警报:身居钢铁和大理石建的新城堡,\)从那里劫掠世界,\)偏又打出了\)传播文化的招牌。\)你们要留神。\)只要他们一高兴\)就会送你们上战场,\)去厮杀去打仗,\)为保卫他们的庞大财产。
演出结尾,笼子里的病人们发生暴动,与监管他们的护理扭打。这时一个舞台监督穿着现代服装冲上台去,吹了个口哨——演员们便停了下来,摘下假发,走下台来。观众鼓掌致意。演员居然像真正的精神病患一样,面露敌意,向观众鼓起掌来:“他们似乎在说:摸一摸你的良心,你们不过是共犯,袖手旁观。”魏斯不单单继承了文献剧的传统,更推进了布莱希特的陌生化手段。舞台以从未有过的近距离贴近现实,并对其加以批判。
Incognito (1998) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Incognito
director: 约翰·班德汉姆 actor: 杰森·帕特里克 / 伊莲娜·雅各布
other title: 绝命大逃亡 / 匿名
Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.
Year of the Comet (1992) [Movie] Douban
Year of the Comet
director: 彼得·叶茨 actor: 佩内洛普·安·米勒 / 蒂姆·达利
other title: 慧星来的那一年 / 新彗星之旅
在一场品酒大会上,玛姬初识行为不羁的奥利佛,但在玛姬眼中奥利佛是一个没有酒品的家伙,然二人却因不同的特质而相互吸引。一位律师的委托案,使玛姬及奥利佛为运送一瓶价值非凡的名酒-「慧星之年」已成为嗜酒老饕及一群野心家们抢夺的目标,使他俩卷入一连串的阴谋中···
唐宁街10号 (1983) [Movie] Douban
Number 10
director: David Cunliffe / John Glenister actor: Neville Barber / Bernard Archard
other title: Number 10
Drama series about the private lives of seven British prime ministers who lived in Number 10 Downing Street between the 1780s and the 1920s: William Pitt the Younger, the Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley), Benjamin Disraeli, William Ewart Gladstone, David Lloyd-George, Herbert Henry Asquith and James Ramsay MacDonald.
列兵舒尔茨 (1981) [Movie] Douban
Private Schulz
director: Robert Chetwyn actor: Michael Elphick / Ian Richardson
other title: Private Schulz
德国纳粹为了摧毁英国经济,制造了大量5英镑的假币流入英国。而舒尔茨的兴趣是窃取这些假币。
Private Schulz was a BBC television comedy drama mini-series starring Michael Elphick in the title role and Ian Richardson playing various parts. Other notable actors included Tony Caunter, Billie Whitelaw, Billy Murray and Mark Wingett.
Over six one-hour episodes, it tells the story of a German fraudster who tricks the Nazis into making counterfeit British five pound notes, millions of which will be used to destroy the British economy. However, Schulz is primarily interested in stealing them.