Second World War Archive

  • In his latest film, The King’s Speech, COLIN FIRTH plays George VI, the reluctant British monarch who overcame a debilitating stammer with the help of unconventional Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, played by Geoffrey Rush. Firth talks to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the challenges of depicting a stammer on screen and the mystery of playing a royal. MMM: Your journey was almost the reverse of the film because you had to learn how to...

    Colin Firth – The King’s Speech

    In his latest film, The King’s Speech, COLIN FIRTH plays George VI, the reluctant British monarch who overcame a debilitating stammer with the help of unconventional Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue, played by Geoffrey Rush. Firth talks to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the challenges of depicting a stammer on screen and the mystery of playing a royal. MMM: Your journey was almost the reverse of the film because you had to learn how to...

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  • British director TOM HOOPER’S latest film, The King’s Speech, tells the story of King George VI’s relationship with unconventional speech therapist Lionel Logue, and the pair’s struggle to overcome the King’s stammer. Starring Colin Firth as George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Logue, the film has already attracted an enormous amount of awards buzz, with talk of Oscars and BAFTAs on the cards. Film journalist Jan Gilbert caught up with Hooper to talk about the...

    Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech

    British director TOM HOOPER’S latest film, The King’s Speech, tells the story of King George VI’s relationship with unconventional speech therapist Lionel Logue, and the pair’s struggle to overcome the King’s stammer. Starring Colin Firth as George VI and Geoffrey Rush as Logue, the film has already attracted an enormous amount of awards buzz, with talk of Oscars and BAFTAs on the cards. Film journalist Jan Gilbert caught up with Hooper to talk about the...

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  • In his latest film, The Way Back, COLIN FARRELL plays a Russian criminal who escapes from a Siberian Gulag during the Second World War. Inspired by a true story, the film is director Peter Weir’s first since 2003’s Master and Commander. Here Farrell talks about criminal tattoos, practising patience, and the challenges of filming in freezing conditions. MMM: What was the appeal of playing Valka? Farrell: I’d probably say the most exciting prospect of working...

    Colin Farrell – The Way Back

    In his latest film, The Way Back, COLIN FARRELL plays a Russian criminal who escapes from a Siberian Gulag during the Second World War. Inspired by a true story, the film is director Peter Weir’s first since 2003’s Master and Commander. Here Farrell talks about criminal tattoos, practising patience, and the challenges of filming in freezing conditions. MMM: What was the appeal of playing Valka? Farrell: I’d probably say the most exciting prospect of working...

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  • SAOIRSE RONAN stars in director Peter Weir’s latest film The Way Back, the story of a group of men who escape from a Siberian Gulag in 1940. Ronan chats about running on ice, Polish accents, and food poisoning on location. MMM: You joined the rest of the cast after they’d started filming, just as your character Irena joins the Gulag escapees part way through their journey. What was that like for you as an actress?...

    Saoirse Ronan – The Way Back

    SAOIRSE RONAN stars in director Peter Weir’s latest film The Way Back, the story of a group of men who escape from a Siberian Gulag in 1940. Ronan chats about running on ice, Polish accents, and food poisoning on location. MMM: You joined the rest of the cast after they’d started filming, just as your character Irena joins the Gulag escapees part way through their journey. What was that like for you as an actress?...

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