The screenplay was written by clive exton, produced by douglas kentish, directed by douglas hickox. In entertaining mr sloane, a sexy young murderer joins the household of a spinster and her brother but who is manipulating whom. Sloane, an ambiguously sexually attractive young man, comes in search of lodgings, is seduced by the landlady, and desired by her homosexual brother. Discussion of themes and motifs in joe ortons entertaining mr.
Aug 27, 2017 entertaining mr sloane is a hilarious and deliciously black comedy, based on joe ortons sharp, witty and controversial play of the same name. The flats stand on wood vale, to the south of camberwell old cemetery. Two years later douglas hickox directed thus feature film version, with beryl reid as the landlady. An english landlady beryl reid and her brother harry andrews like their lodger, a young killer called mr. Based on the play by joe orton, this film follows the adventures of two pals who have pulled off a bank robbery and have to hide the loot. The first act of the film revolves around the administrators and. I initially wasnt really expecting much, especially from actor peter mcenery as mr sloane. A view of the lodge near the entrance of camberwell old cemetery on forest hill road se22, which runs to the left. Kath is dowdy, middleaged, and clearly attracted to young sloane, whose surface show of. Entertaining mr sloane brief information entertaining mr sloane is a 1970 black comedy film directed by douglas hickox. Sloane you are looking for dark humor, humorous and sexual movies about with murder, family relations, womanizer, manipulations, farce, human nature and dishonesty themes of comedy and mystery genre shot in uk.
Sloane s just desserts are not what one would expect. Ed tells kath that he will be paying for sloane s board and lodging. Movie trailer for joe ortons entertaining mr sloane. Entertaining mr sloane was his first play, beginning as an experimental production at the arts theatre club, london, in 1964, when sloane was played by dudley sutton and peter vaughan took the role of ed. Oct 09, 20 movie trailer for joe ortons entertaining mr sloane skip navigation sign in. A 1970 movie version, directed by douglas hickox, titillated potential ticketbuyers with the promises of sadism, homosexuality, nymphomania, and murder. This study guide consists of approximately 58 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of entertaining mr. A guide to entertaining mr sloane, the 1970 film about an amoral man. When the crew needed dressing rooms they asked at marmora road which is opposite the cemetry where the house in the film is. Entertaining mr sloane is a threeact play written in 1963 by the english playwright joe orton. Compare it to your reading of the stage version and discuss the ways in which the film version either succeeds or fails to represent your experience of the play. This was the second adaptation of the play, the first having been developed for british television and broadcast by itv on 15 july 1968. Mathew horne, of gavin and stacey fame, is the star draw in this latest revival of joe ortons debut play. Sharp, alarming and hilarious, entertaining mr sloane is a subversive black comedy of unscrupulous sexual manipulation.
Keth beryl reid is a lonely, middleaged woman living in the london suburbs with her ageing father kemp alan webb. As the brother and sister both seek salaciously incorporate sloan. Joe ortons fourhander about a sister and brother nympho and queer respectively vying for the favours of a desirable stud under the eyes of. Sloane also contains what must be one of the first same sex marriages on film. When ed has gone, kath puts on a negligee and invites sloane into the lounge. Discuss how these relationships are reflected in the characters, plot, humor, and tone of entertaining mr. He is recognized by kemp dadda as the murderer of kemps former employer, whereupon sloane murders kemp. Beryl reid stars as kath, peter mcenery as sloane, harry andrews as ed, and alan webb as kemp. The midto late1960s are often thought of as an era of sexual permissiveness a concept often labeled. Sloane in the light of more mature work reflecting the post sixties social changes. Sloanes just desserts are not what one would expect.
Sloane 1970 an english landlady beryl reid and her brother harry andrews like their lodger, a young killer called mr. The screenplay by clive exton is based on the 1964 play of the same title by joe orton. The screenplay by clive exton is based on the 1964 play of the same. Entertaining mr sloane 1970 trailer rocknrollheart67. Entertaining mr sloane 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Baldwin, he is indeed old enough to be a more suitable ed than sloane. Joe ortons delicious tale of suburban perversity, in which a lascivious landlady and her gay brother attempt to seduce the titular tenant, who happens to be a psychopath, was first staged in 1964 and adapted for the bbc in 1968. Sloane 1970 is a comedy, horror movie starring beryl reid and harry andrews. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Kath beryl reid is watching a funeral in notably inappropriate dress whilst devouring a lollipop.
Sloane was considered quite shocking when it came to the stage first in ortons native england in 1964, and then on broadway in 1965. Two years later douglas hickox directed thus feature film version. Recently there was a revival here of loot which was ortons first success. Its ortons premature death that limits any assessment of his work to revivals, without the chance to consider plays like entertaining mr. There is also eds pink cadillac that he drives around, which i got a real kick out of. Sloane is the sexually opportunistic, lowermiddleclass young man who comes to the home of kath and her father as a lodger, accidentally kills kemp at the end of act ii, and ends up as an. Entertaining mr sloane despite the cheerful crudity of much of its humour, its jabs at middle class hypocrisy are often as subtle as they are pointed. Sloane opens with kath showing her prospective new boarder, mr. Despite its success in performance, and being hailed by sir terence rattigan as the best first play hed seen in thirty odd years, it was not until the london production of loot in 1966 less than a year before joe ortons untimely death that theatre audiences and critics began to more fully appreciate the originality. One of ortons more unusual talents was the ability to sustain such plots all the way to a tight conclusion, and entertaining mr sloane is a splendid example of that. Entertaining mr sloane is probably ortons most censorbaiting play, dealing with such issues as homosexuality, nymphomania, sadism, and murder. When she meets the attractive sloane peter mcenery sunbathing on a tombstone in the cemetery near her home, she invited him to become her lodger.
Beryl reid refused to lower herself to using an ordinary house as her. Entertaining mr sloane is a 1970 british black comedy film directed by douglas hickox. The gay erotic subtext is quite strong especially the way the camera scans sloanes tan, half naked body. Movie trailer for joe ortons entertaining mr sloane skip navigation sign in. Orton complete plays entertaining mr sloane loot what the butler ruffian erpingham camp. Jan 26, 2012 for 1970 this film does seem edgy and even controversial in certain parts. Seeing it was a reminder of how much fun ortons alice in wonderland world can be.
Sloane was adapted as a feature film by canterbury film in 1970. If john osborne was the original angry young man of british theatre in the 1950s, then joe orton was probably the naughty young man of the 1960s. Have watched this film many times and enjoy it just as much as the first time,a mark of a good film. Cast includes peter mcenery, beryl reid, harry andrews, alan webb. Sloane gratuitement, regarder film entertaining mr. Fresh from similarly scandalous adaptation the killing of sister george, reid brings something to the film that is all her own.
Peter mcenery in entertaining mr sloane 1970 harry andrews and peter. Sloane 1970 streaming vostfr hd telecharger film entertaining mr. The emphasis on the physical desirability of sloane makes the film unusual for its time. Ed offers to make sloane his chauffeur, complete with leather uniform, and warns him against kath. Sloane is a 1970 black comedy directed by douglas hickox and based on the 1964 play of the same title by joe orton. The film is set in british south africa, in the province of natal, in january 1879. A salute to joe ortons entertaining mr sloane wouldnt be complete without a nod to the 1970 film adaptation.
But although horne, in the spirit of ortons dialogue, keeps his end up, the big surprise. Sloane comments that the skyline is perfect as kemp tells him that he applied for one of the flats just outside the cemetery. With special guest john cameron mitchell hedwig and the angry inch in person. The first radio production of joe ortons notoriously successful play first staged in 1964. The little suburban house becomes a minigothic edifice complete with garden and conservatory. Sloane film complet en francais 1970, regarder entertaining mr. Watch entertaining mr sloane full movies 1970 online streamdownload in hd bluray highquality english subtitle.
He is recognized by kemp dadda as the murderer of kemps former employer, whereupon sloane. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. As good as he is, its the fearless performances of beryl reid kath and harry andrews ed. Entertaining mr sloane 1969, directed by douglas hickox. I really didnt know much about the english actor, but in the promotional photos i saw, he looked too me almost too blonde and ken doll like, i didnt visually get the edge i expected from the. The film of entertaining mr sloane gets the style and tone right but the rhythms are sometimes a little off. When she meets the attractive sloane peter mcenery sunbathing on a tombstone in the cemetery near her home, she invites him to become her lodger. Sloane is a 1970 black comedy directed by douglas hickox and based on the 1964 play of the same title by joe orton kath beryl reid is a lonely, middleaged woman living in the london suburbs with her ageing father kemp alan webb. Sloane by eagle 6 productions on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The film clearly belongs to her, but theres solid ensemble work allround by andrews a throwawaydelivery expert, mcenery as a rare, genuine bisexual in film even if he comes off as gay for pay, and webb. Between the first showing of joe ortons seminal play and the release of douglas hickoxs film in 1970, the world changed dramatically and not just in theatre. Ed and sloane bond over mutual interests the navy, the gym, sports, bodybuilding. Sloan is british black comedy based on the infamous play of the same name. Sloane 1970 15 07271970 us drama, comedy 1h 34m user score.
A middleaged sexhungry lady picks up a young man in the local cemetery and brings him home. Sloane, 1970, directed by douglas hickox, with beryl reid, harry andrews, peter mcenery, at turner classic movies. Two years later douglas hickox directed thus feature film version, with beryl reid as the landlady and harry andrews in the other main roles peter mcenery. Sloane 1970 douglas hickox on allmovie an attractive young charmer by the name of mr.
With beryl reid, harry andrews, peter mcenery, alan webb. With a cast of four beryl reid and harry andrews as kath and ed, the twisted siblings, peter mcenery as mr sloane, and alan webb as da da this play almost survives intact, and is very well played. Entertaining mr sloane is a dark relationship comedy that is deliberately unacceptable and, at the same time, utterly hilarious. Sloane, a handsome, sexy and completely amoral young man, joins kaths household as a lodger and proceeds to manipulate her and her brother, ed. Joe orton certainly had a strange sense of humour very evident in this blackcomedy. It was first produced in london at the new arts theatre on 6 may 1964 and transferred to the west ends wyndhams theatre on 29 june 1964. The film follows the story of a brother and sister who become entangled with an debauched miscreant named sloane who is more than he seems. Sloane weasels his way into the lives of a middleaged brother and sister, while trying to disguise the truth about his unpleasant past. Orton complete plays entertaining mr sloane loot what the butler ruffian. Wandering home she comes across a half naked man lying on a grave. Taken off angle otherwise there would only be the hedge to look at from this lower level. Interview jessica chastain joue elisabeth sloane dans le film miss sloane. Peter mcenery plays sloane with a smile and a smirk which both get more desperate as he loses control of the game hes playing. Joe orton was on record as saying he thought marriage was a rather toxic institution, so here he subverts the whole thing to become a way to trap people, as well as an excuse for sentimental but meaningless ritual.
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