However, as characters in dysarts office discuss and reconstruct past events in the life of alan strang, the plays central character, they play. One becomes a racehorse and her story takes us into that extraordinary world, where the ancestry of every horse can be traced back to 1791 and where their overwhelming instinct to run is highly valued. Equus is directed by sidney lumet and is an adaption of the original stage play. Alan will be saved, he says, by riding away on equusthe horse can thus be interpreted as alans escape from the pressures of his family life and modern society. Apr 09, 2020 ecus phonetic spelling, respelt in postaugustan times as equus on the analogy of oblique cases from protoitalic ekwos, from protoindoeuropean h. Mystery, psychological drama, psychological thriller.
Rent equus 1977 starring richard burton and peter firth on dvd and bluray. That is, he gets freaky with the animals, riding them naked until he ejaculates. A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boys disturbing. Equus is a play by peter shaffer written in 1973, telling the story of a psychiatrist who attempts to treat a young man who has a pathological religious fascination with horses. Ultralite films is a fullservice video production house that creates cinematic quality video crafted to inspire.
Sign in private video daniel radcliffe equus by samantha brick. Equus, a film adaptation of the peter shaffer play. Peter finch foi alan strang no teatro e repetiu o papel no filme. Pelicula drama psicologico equus 1977 cine clasico gratis. Hairspray and equus sweep theatre awards film the guardian. Equus summary equus is a 1974 tony awardwinning play written by peter schaffer and published in 1973. Equus broadway, equus original cast list, original cast, current cast. Like christ, equus must first suffer in order to bring salvation. With new york, new york 1977 and the wiz 1978, scorsese and. Equus 1977 prior to its adaptation as a motion picture, peter shaffers broadway hit equus which ran for almost three years in new york alone was a magnet for american and usbased actors out to prove their dramatic mettle.
The film is very close to the script of equus by peter shaffer, despite the obvious difference that equus was performed on a stage. Love this movie and peter firth was absolutely amazing in it. Feb 22, 2008 hairspray and equus sweep theatre awards this article is more than 12 years old. He set out to construct a fictional account of what might have caused the. The story of equus is the story of three horses who were all born on the same night but their lives take very different paths. The system allows video playback of both dvd and video files on usb flash drive. Martin dysart, an unhappily married psychologist called in to treat a sexually. Equus conveys a very strong sense of pessimism, desperation, anguish. The story concerns a psychiatrist treating a teenager who has blinded horses in a stable, attempting to. Ver pelicula equus en espanol gratis 1977 pelicula completa. A short film produced by ultralite films for full bucket animal health, an organization that provides veterinary supplements and equitarian aid in various parts of the world.
Oct 15, 2017 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. The film really needs two great actors to carry this off and it gets them in the form of richard burton and peter firth. The equus vim enables video in motion on the 201120 hyundai equus. It staged samuel adamsons version of the almodovar film all about my mother, which won best new play and best. Equus, which is latin for horse, and peter shaffer, for serious theatre, stampeded back to broadway sept. Cavallone made his masterpiece with this 1978 film, a sort of blowup as written by george bataille and directed by guy debordmuch more than just a curiosity for compulsive italian bmovie fans, blue movie is a singular mixture of situationist polemic, genre deconstruction, and zero budget auteurism. The blinding of horses is something that works a great deal better as stage symbolism than as cinematic fact, and thats one of the several things wrong with the way equus has been brought to the screen. The film stars richard burton, peter firth, colin blakely, joan plowright, eileen atkins, and jenny agutter. Equus, a play in two acts, is set in rokesby psychiatric hospital in southern england. Physical characteristics and fertility of fractionated donkey semen. Actor peter firth who originated the role of alan strang in england and actress frances sternhagen were nominated for their work, as was the productions lighting designer. Equus received the tony award for best play in 1975, while stage director john dexter was similarly honored.
Most important are religious and ritual sacrifice themes, and the. Martin dysart, an unhappily married psychologist called in to treat a sexually repressed young man accused of a horrific act of animal. Shaffer also adapted his play for a 1977 film of the same name. Equus original, play, drama, broadway opened in new york city oct 24, 1974 and played through oct 2, 1977. Martin dysart to get to the root of the problems affecting neurotic seventeen yearold alan strang, who has blinded six horses with a pick at the stable where he works. With richard burton, peter firth, colin blakely, joan plowright. Hairspray and equus sweep theatre awards this article is more than 12 years old. Sep 26, 2008 equus, which is latin for horse, and peter shaffer, for serious theatre, stampeded back to broadway sept. Martin dysart richard burton, a psychiatrist who has grown unhappy with his life, takes on the peculiar case of alan strang peter firth, a reserved teenager who has been. A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boys disturbing obsession with horses. So while id say it is a worthwhile film, its also not the type of film i find enjoyable nor is it something id go about.
However, as characters in dysarts office discuss and reconstruct past events in the life of alan strang, the plays central character, they play out these events as full scenes, oscillating between. Richard burton plays a psychiatrist who attempts to discover why young peter firth has taken to mutilating live horses. In 1978, john paul ii became the first non italian pope in nearly 5 centuries, and at the time, the youngest man to accede to. Peter shaffers play, duly enshrined as one of the decades best, benefited from the limitations of the stage in telling its story of a strange young man driven to blind six horses. Equus, a genus of animals including horses, donkeys and zebras. The story is centred on an extremely repressed individual who has a strange kinda sexual. Naked jenny agutter in equus equus is a 1977 britishu. It is suggested that their presence could induce a state of decapacitation, inhibiting the acrosome reaction. After a violent experience in a stable, the film spends the next two hours of its runtime exploring his issues with a therapist.
Most important are religious and ritual sacrifice themes, and the manner in which character alan strang constructs a personal theology involving the horses and the supreme godhead, equus. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. He took a leading role in reviving the australian film industry, abolishing the death penalty in australia. Oscar 1978 indicacoes melhor ator richard burton melhor ator.
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