Alan rickman reads shakespeare with his amazing voice. We try to keep up with rickman and report on his latest going. So, todays poemforshutins is rickman reading sonnet as only he can. The sonnet is a form that originated in italy and credits. Getty images british actor alan rickman is a mainstay on our always growing list of anglo fan favorites, and were not shy to say were fans too. Just this week we lost alan rickman, one of the most beloved british actors of. Rickman attended the chelsea college of art and made his way as a graphic artist in soho.
He is now a stage and screen actor arguably most famous for portraying harry potter antihero professor severus snape in the film adaptation. See more ideas about matthew macfadyen, great poems and shakespeare sonnets. I was more sad than reasonable when alan rickman died a few years back. In the clip above, you can hear rickman give a reading of the satirical sonnet. Audio track of the great british actor alan rickman reciting william shakespeares sonnet, my mistress eyes are nothing like the sun. A wide range of readers actors alan rickman, johnny depp, emma thompson, matthew macfadyen, shane macgowan of the pogues and a fesity 4yearold from the philipines demonstrate why these are excellent poems to read out loud. A comparison of daniels and alans interpretations of william shakespeares sonnet. The best impersonations of alan rickmans iconic voice. I hope you enjoy this simple clip i hastily put together at 1 am when i should have been studying for an exam. Head modelling, rigging, and textures done by me, in 3d max 8. Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance. My second attempt at kinetic typography, this time for one of shakespeares famous sonnets, read by actor alan rickman. Alan rickman my mistress eyes are nothing like the sun sonnet. Librivox volunteers bring you seventeen different readings of shakespeares sonnet.
Alan sidney patrick rickman was born on the 21st february 1946 in hammersmith. Alan rickman certainly seems to like poetry, as he can be heard reciting wonderfully in sense and sensibility and he recites sonnet , which can be found on youtube. Listen to ladies in their sensitivities, my mistress eyes are nothing like the sun and more from alan rickman. Alan sidney patrick rickman was born on the 21st february 1946 in hammersmith, london to a workingclass family. My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun by alan rickman. The late, great alan rickman reads shakespeare, proust. Alan rickman recites shakespeares sonnet for the album when love speaks. Shakespeares satirical sonnet , as read by stephen fry. This sonnet offers a look into the elizabethan ideal of womanly beauty, then turns it on its head with wry realism. Librivoxs weekly poetry project for the week of march 5, 2006.
Interpolated by my mistress eyes are nothing like the sun by alan rickman. Alan rickman does epic violence to a cup of tea in super slow motion. A personal tribute to a wonderful actor and a prodigious voice. Photo of alan rickman for fans of alan rickman 115993. Alan rickman my mistress eyes are nothing like the sun. Does age and experience tell a different story to the. The best impersonations of alan rickman s iconic voice the acting world lost a bright star when rickman died at the age of 69.
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