"Mr Forbush and the Penguins" Out on DVD 09/09/2013

John Hurt gives one of his strongest performances as a self-absorbed, feckless dilettante on the wrong end of a sharp dose of realism in his turbulent portrayal of a frightened, isolated human being coming to terms with the harshness of life on the bleak Antarctic continent. Undoubtedly influenced by real-life shenanigans experienced during production (he threatened to walk when both his leading lady and director were replaced) Hurt's fiery performance here is equally as compelling as either his Scrawdyke or Quentin Crisp and is certainly strong enough to hold one's attention throughout (barring the short introduction in London and the odd visitor at Shackleton's hut it's basically Hurt and the penguins all the way through).

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