As I watch her facial expressions and the emotions in her eyes, all I can say is that you can mute the monologue (heaven forbid!) and her acting prowess would not suffer at all--she's THAT good. I'm floored!
No one could possibly do it better than she does. The more videos I see of her the more in awe I am of her acting. Hope she realizes how many people simply love her.
Without doubt this is the finest dramatic performance ever shown on British television. Routledge & Bennett at the top of their respective games, producing something utterly astonishing.
My very first exposure to Dame Patricia's work was Keeping Up Appearances. Never having seen anything else she's done prior to KUA, I would have made it bigger than it was. Then gradually, as I've watched both her earlier and subsequent works, I'm much more able to put her Hyacinth character into proper perspective, as I now see Hyacinth as a very small part of the huge patchwork quilt that is Routledge's career. Alan Bennett once defined his brilliant writing style as "somewhat banal." His ability to find people to write for who he knows will bring his writing to life with such vibrancy is extraordinary. Nobody writes like Bennett, and nobody does monologues like Routledge. The two pair brilliantly together.
Two Brilliants, Brilliant writer, brilliant actor. I can't tell you the number of times I have listened to this in various presentations - and it is always fresh.
She spent her whole life trying to wrestle the world into submission but she was miserable... then as soon as life tackles her to the ground and robs her of her freedom, she finds out that she isn't in control of anything except herself and discovers contentment in ordinary pursuits. It really is a quite remarkable story. Beautifully written and acted.
This is great. This and "A Woman of No Importance." I'm sad to admit that I can sometimes miss subtle clues, so I don't always get everything I should out of these but reading comments and watching again can help. Anyway, even then it's wonderfully written and performed
Oh "A Woman of no Importance" is just wonderful. If you like solo actor performance I'll direct you to Peter O'Toole in Jeffrey Barnard is Unwell - brilliant
I wish everybody spoke English like Dame Patricia Routledge. Her delivery is charming, elegant, eloquent; her pronunciation pristine. This is the kind of actors who make you love the English language, especially when you are a foreigner.
Yes so often being nice comes across as being condescending and treating one like a child. As if they patient has lost their ability to see and watch and now what’s going on.
My father had been going to his primary care physician for at least thirty years and one day, his doctor (named 'Richard Brown,') and the doctor said, "Well, Chuck, have you any questions?" My father said, "No, Dick, I haven't." Ever since, the doctor has called my father, 'Mr. Quirk,' and my father has called the doctor, 'Dr. Brown.' I have done my best to have my friends have their children call me Mrs. Lipham, yet they consistently call me 'Miss Jean." My mother and her friends have been gone for years, yet if I ever speak of her friends, I call them 'Mrs. McCool,' 'Mrs. Peeler,' etc.
I love the ending of this piece given how she complains about literature, how when a character says, ‘I’ll never be happy’, and sure enough happiness is planned out for them, right around the corner. Such a beautiful script, and of course Patricia performs it with absolute mastery.
This complete metamorphosis......words fail me. At the end of the last, glorious, triumphant section, where she says "....and I'm so.....happy", and she turns to us.... 30:01 watch the feelings wash over her face. I watch it over and over. It speaks to my heart. Thank you, Patricia Routledge and God bless you.
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Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,,,,
''Pork sausage and Basildon Bond''... 😊 I used to buy the latter for my letter--writing.. very nice writing-pad paper... can't buy it now in New Zealand.
Yes, she is good at acting, making it look like it's really her own feelings that she's expressing. As I was watching this and listening to her, I wondered if the Queen would have probably enjoyed watching this lady, when she was still alive, and in her hay-day. I like this lady's confidence! Everything that she says, she says it as a matter of certainty, leaving the listener with no choice but to believe her! Lol.
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The first time i met her was as Hyacinth Bucket, oops, Bouquet! And finally was able to see all 5 years in 2021 on Britbox and again on RU-vid. She made me laugh. I loved her! I loved Hyacinth and she had these marvelous facial quirks with her mouth and her eyes that said exactly how she felt. I’m so happy to be able to watch her and the whole crew whenever I please. So grateful that this funny and amazing lady is still available to us!
Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,,,,
Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face,,,,,
Someone can get in trouble for writing letters??? Unbelievable!!! I worked for the government and we got letters all the time that were absolutely crazy. We just ignored them. Plus she could always send them anonymously.
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That's probably the irony of her story, she was at home alone, bored, with nothing to do but write letters and pry into the personal affairs of others, while in prison they filled her with activities and people around her to socialise
I’ve stopped in my tracks when I found this. WOW. I’ll keep watching the entire collection. Patricia and Bennet collaborate on an amazing work of art. Not to mention the lighting, the production, direction. In a world of fast and cheap productions all over the entertainment industry, we find a true gem, perfection of all aspects of production. The writing is keenly perceptive of the human condition, the social creatures we are. My emotions ran the gauntlet. Thank you for bringing this elevated work to our attention. ❤
Simple music can make you sing simple hug can make you feel better simple things can make you happy, i hope my simple Hello brings smile to your face.....
I think this is most of us. The slow descent from being ‘alive’ to getting frail, more and more people ignore and rush by us, never dropping to just say hello as our world shrinks more and more. That’s why I watch this having just turned 56 and can not only see myself but see my parents and before that my grandparents. Very poignant.
@@lovemesomeslippers You need to get out more then and listen to people. This is exactly how many of the age descend. Maybe you are too busy thinking the world revolves round yourself to notice.
@@xr6lad that doesn’t even make sense. I am that age as are the people around me. Vibrant and enjoying life. You need to broaden your world, not just accept it.
In today's terms, her character during the first part of the film would be called a "Karen", but she redeems herself in the end, thus shedding the similarities. One of my favorites in this Talking Head series, A Woman of No Importance is equally brilliant.
True. They were a bit slow revealing the extent of her letter writing and busy body nature but yes, she does sound like a Karen. I hope her character growth at the end sticks
Great to watch and excellently done, however, I guess that I missed the part of the story that would justify this lady going to jail... if that is what that is....
She went to jail because she just HAD to keep writing letters reporting people (such as the beat cop who daily spent an hour in a certain scantily clad lady's house)....in spite of the judge's order...
She was harassing people with her letters. Apparently, she caused one man to have a nervous breakdown and she kept sending letters about the couple with the sick kid. It is done a bit subtly though
I thought nobody could do it better than Patricia until I saw Imelda Staunton do it. OMG, what a powerful interpretation Imelda did. Imelda is one of Britain's best actors. I do still love Patricia Routledge though.
WOW what a tour de force in acting. Pure brilliance she is. Knew her from keeping up appearances here in the states and was curious about her outside that role. Her monologue performances are astonishing! I've never been so impressed above Meryl for me she's number One. Love from Miami❤❤❤
