Ο Donald Sutherland υπήρξε ιδιαίτερα αγαπητός, σε μένα και σε πάρα πολύ κόσμο, εκπροσώπους τριών γενεών τουλάχιστον. Μια “ενδιαφέρουσα” διαπίστωση αφορά στο ότι ένας ηθοποιός όπως αυτός με περίπου 140 φιλμ, πολλά απ’ τα οποία πρώτης διαλογής, σε μια καριέρα 6 δεκαετιών, ουδέποτε βραβεύθηκε, ή προτάθηκε καν για κάποιο Όσκαρ. Η έμφαση στην τρέχουσα επικαιρότητα αφορά στη συμμετοχή του στο Hunger Games. Αυτό, για ένα καλλιτέχνη που συνεργάσθηκε με σκηνοθέτες από τον Robert Altman (MASH) και τον Alan Pakula (Klute) μέχρι τον Nicolas Roeg (Don’t Look Now) τον Fellini (Casanova) και τον Bertolucci (1900).
Donald Sutherland was very dear to me and to many other people, spanning at least three generations. An ”interesting” finding is that an actor like him, with almost 140 films, many of them first-rate, in a career spanning 6 decades, has never been awarded, or even nominated for an Oscar. The emphasis on current affairs is on his participation in The Hunger Games. This is for an artist who collaborated with directors from Robert Altman (MASH) and Alan Pakula (Klute) to Nicolas Roeg (Don’t Look Now) Fellini (Casanova) and Bertolucci (1900).
00:00 M.A.S.H. Theme 02:52 Suicide Is Painless
Through early morning fog I see
Visions of the things to be
The pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see
That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
The game of life is hard to play
I’m gonna lose it anyway
The losing card I’ll someday lay
So this is all I have to say
Suicide is painless (suicide)
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn’t hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger, watch it grin
Suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
A brave man once requested me
To answer questions that are key
“Is it to be or not to be?”
And I replied, “Oh, why ask me?”
Suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it
If I please
And you can do the same thing
If you please
RIP Donald!
Thank you for this tribute! “Suicide is Painless” is a remarkable song in its poignancy.
I just have to mention Shirley Douglas, who I had the honour of deigning costumes for in a movie. She was Donald Sutherland’s second wife and mother of Kiefer.
This grand dame of Canadian stage and film was the daughter of one our most famous politicians, Tommy Douglas.
Thank you for your moment!
Thank you Resa. I was very moved by his death, more so because 2 days before he passed we’d seen a film of his on the telly – the relatively unknown ‘Eminent Domain’, 1990 starring DS and Ann Archer. Not a great one, but elevated by the the man’s touch of class.
I haven’t seen it. Will check it out, thank you!
It’s on YouTube.
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