Description:The life of renowned Sixties playwright Joe Orton, especially his turbulent and ultimately, murderous relationship with Kenneth Halliwell.
They had a great friendship with Kenneth Williams which was never reffered to in this film, perhaps because Kenneth Williams was still alive at the time.The life of renowned Sixties playwright Joe Orton, especially his turbulent and ultimately, murderous relationship with Kenneth Halliwell.
They had a great friendship with Kenneth Williams which was never reffered to in this film, perhaps because Kenneth Williams was still alive at the time.... (more)(less)
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April 6
Ooooh what beautiful set design this had! The amazing Halliwell-Orton collage that they reproduced, Joe's cool cool clothes, the boys in Morocco... superbly done.
I could definitely identify with poor Mr. Halliwell, who was portrayed by Alfred Molina. Halliwell started off as the stronger one of the couple, nurturing, tutoring and supporting Orton, but in the end he got no credit for his input in anything and ended up sitting at home while Joe was out partying and having one night st"
"Alfred Molina
This biopic of writer Joe Orton earns miles from Gary Oldman’s natural performance as the fallen playwright. The young Orton had hardly a literary inclination until meeting Alfred Molina’s Ken, a lit junkie with a pile of rejected novels, when at acting school. At first the two wrote as a team, and then Joe began casually scripting edgy crowd-pleasers for the stage. Thus, Ken’s tutelage of Joe skyrockets beyond its mentor, while Ken’s mentorship to Joe (of another kind) doe"
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