Mr. Col(l)in(s)

I går havde vi ekstraordinær generalforsamling i Mr. Collins' fanklub. En dedikeret klub, der handler om at se Stolthed og Fordom. BBC-serien. Ca. 5 timer. I streg. (Mens man sidder og venter med tilbageholdt åndedrag på at Mr. Darcy næsten tænker på at smile og krummer tæer over Mr. Collins' pinligheder) Årsagen var "The King's Speech", filmen om Kong George d. 6. - far til Elisabeth d. 2. og bestemt ikke én man lige havde regnet med skulle være konge. FANTASTISK film, der kun kan varmt anbefales! Mr. Colin (Firth) var selvfølgelig strålende som altid (nå ja - manden vandt jo en Oscar, altså), men derudover var der andre gamle kendinge.

Yesterday we had an extraordinary gathering in the Mr. Collins fanclub. A dedicated club focused on watching "Pride and Prejudice". The BBC series. 5 hours. Straight. (While you hold your breath for Mr. Darcy to almost think about smiling and feel deeply embarassed about Mr. Collins and his "courtesies") The reason for this meeting was "The King's Speech" - the story about King George the 6th, father of Elisabeth the 2nd and a person no-one expected to become the king. AMAZING movie that I recommend with all my heart. Mr. Colin (Firth) was extraordinary as always (well, he did win an Oscar after all), but besides him, there were other well-known faces.

F.eks. denne dame, kendt som én af Voldermorts mest tro efterfølgere i Harry Potter eller den sindssyge dronning i Alice i Eventyrland Denne gang spillede hun en noget mere normal dronning, og højt elsket, for den sags skyld, men kjolerne var ikke mindre mærkelige end de plejer at være....

For instance this lady, wellknown as a dedicated member of the Voldemort gang in Harry Potter and as the mad queen in "Alice in Wonderland". In yesterday's movie, she was once more a queen. More normal and deeply loved by the people, but her dresses were as strange as ever........

Den højeste jubel vakte ham her dog, da han pludselig dukkede op som teaterdirektør! Selveste Mr. Collins! At jubelen var begrænset til vores 5 sæder og at resten af salen vist ikke fattede storheden af øjeblikket er så bare synd for dem! (Burde de ikke have givet ham en større rolle?) Resten af aftenen foregik på Riz-Raz. Uhm, siger jeg bare! Alt i alt en dag der smager af mere.

Then suddenly this guy showed up as a theatre director - Mr. Collins himself! A moment of celebration and cheering! Strangely enough, this commotion was localized to our 5 seats, and the rest of the viewers in the cinema didn't seem to notice the greatness of the moment. (We pity them). The rest of the evening was spent at Riz-Raz. Yum! We all agreed that this day needs to be repeated.