The latter film starred John Hurt as Winston and Richard Burton as his nemesis O'Brien.Īt the moment, Greengrass’ next film looks like it will be his return, along with Matt Damon, to the Bourne franchise. In addition to the John Hurt movie, 1984 also saw the airing of Ridley Scott's famous Apple Macintosh computer advert, which is now considered one of the best adverts ever produced. In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
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John Hurt in the 1984 adaptation of Orwell's novel1984 has been filmed before, most notably in 1956 and then in 1984 actually. 1984 is a novel whose relevance never seems to diminish, so be it a new movie or miniseries its almost certain to be adapted again in the near future. With John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack.
And then, he meets the young woman Julia… and he falls in love. Burton, using his smarmiest vocal intonations, makes even OBriens friendly gestures seem ominous and worrisome. In addition to the John Hurt movie, 1984 also saw the airing of Ridley Scotts famous Apple Macintosh computer advert, which is now considered one of the best adverts ever produced. Our main character Winston Smith suffers through a bleak existence as the government, as personified by the image of Big Brother, watches his and his fellow citizens’ every move. John Hurt gives the beaten-down Winston a somber, even witless, face while still conveying his deep, suppressed longing for freedom and connection. 1984 is a novel whose relevance never seems to diminish, so be it a new movie or miniseries its almost certain to be adapted again in the near future. The 1949 novel is of course Orwell's tale of a (at the time it was written) future world where a totalitarian government reigns supreme in what was once Great Britain. Another reason why he film is so good is how it applies to modern society and people’s distrust of governments. The main character John Hurt has a job rewriting newspaper articles for the public. As an interesting bit of trivia, in the 1984 version of 1984, John Hurt plays Winston Smith, yet in V for Vendetta he is the Big Brother character. In a rubble-strewn surveillance state where an endless overseas war props up the repressive regime of the all-seeing Big Brother, and all dissent is promptly squashed, a.
James Graham, who penned the book for the musical Finding Neverland, will script the film. This is a version of George Orwell's book 1984. This masterly adaptation of George Orwell’s chilling parable about totalitarian oppression gives harrowing cinematic expression to the book’s prophetic dystopia. Big Brother is back! A new film take on George Orwell’s classic novel 1984 is in the works at Sony, with Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum, Captain Phillips) attached to direct.
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