#amyas crale

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Aidan as Amyas Crale

Agatha Christie's Poirot, "Five Little Pigs" (2003)

#aidan gillen #amyas crale #agatha christie #five little pigs #my gifs #mine

[therealvinelle]

Off-topic: Five Little Pigs, or: sometimes it's exactly what it looks like

One of my all-time favorite Agatha Christie is one where the murder occurred many years ago, and the story is told by five people who remember the days leading up to it.

Amyas Crale, a wealthy and successful painter as well as a shameless womanizer had brought his newest catch, an eighteen-year-old girl named Elsa Greer, to paint her at his residence. His wife raged against this. Miss Greer tells Mrs. Crale and family friends who were present that Crale is leaving his wife for her, shortly after this an argument between Mr. and Mrs. Crale where Mrs. Crale concludes that her husband is a very cruel man is overheard by several people. Greer, who heard the entire argument, says that Crale had confirmed to his wife he really was leaving her. Later that day, Crale asks Mrs. Crale to bring him a beer. She does, only the beer is poisoned, and Crale dies.

The murderer is presumed to be Mrs. Crale, and her motive was jealousy. Mrs. Crale, believing for reasons I won't get into that her younger sister had done it, doesn't fight the verdict and dies in prison.

Seemingly straightforward, and even when Mrs. Crale's guilt is called into question many years later the above facts aren't called into question. Mr. Crale was leaving his wife for Miss Greer, their marriage was in a crisis, these things we know and if we want to know who killed Mr. Crale we must search for the true murder within these confines.

Except, look at the story above and think about what this story might be, if there hadn't been a murder.

Married man who takes mistresses has a new, very young mistress. At eighteen, she thinks their love is epic and he's going to leave his wife for her. His wife is furious with him and thinks he's a sadistic bastard. They have a blazing row about it, then a few hours later the husband is pleasantly asking his wife to bring him a beer, which she does.

Looking at it this way, at only the things we have confirmed did happen and ignoring everything we were told by people who might be wrong or else motivated to lie, namely Elsa Greer's claim they were in love and she heard Amycus Crale tell his wife as much, it's no longer the same story.

Five Little Pigs is one of my favorite Christie novels because you have to be a heretic to find the murderer. You must distrust everything, and find that sometimes it's exactly what it looks like, you just had to peel away a few layers to get there.

All of this to make a point about Tom Riddle.

#five little pigs #agatha christie #about this blog

[baelishwife]

Myers-Briggs types of (some) Aidan Gillen characters.

I still have yet to see Peaky Blinders, Mayor of Kingstown, Kin, and Project Blue Book. I’m also not including every Aidan movie that I’ve seen, just the ones that come to mind.

Petyr Baelish/Littlefinger from Game of Thrones: INTJ

Tommy Carcetti from The Wire: ENTJ

John Boy from Love/Hate: He seemed like an ENTJ in season one and then an ESTP in season two, but maybe that was just all the coke frying his brain.

Stuart Alan Jones from Queer As Folk: ESTP

Janson from the Maze Runner films: INTJ

Detective John Bloom from Identity: INTJ

Jack from Those Who Wish Me Dead: INTJ

Val Barber from Barber: ISTJ

Barry Weiss from Blitz: ESTP

Lord Nelson Rathbone from Shanghai Knights: ENTJ

Baby from Mojo: ESFP

Gypo from Safe: ESFP

Peter Doyle from Rose Plays Julie: ESTJ

Dr Karl Maddox from Blackout: ENTJ

Dave Allen from Dave Allen At Peace: ENTP

Tom Carver from Still: ISFP

Patrick Daley from Wake Wood: ISTJ

Jeff Obold from The Darkling: ESTP

Michael from The Good Man: ISFJ

Dave Turner from The Final Curtain: ESTP

Ray from Scrapper: ESTP

Gerry Devine from Mister John: ISFJ

Gus from Freefall: ENTJ

Amyas Crale from Agatha Christie’s Poirot: ESTP

Glenn Taylor from Dice: ENTJ

As for Aidan himself, I’m not sure, but he’s definitely an introvert of some kind.

#aidan gillen #petyr baelish #stuart alan jones #tommy carcetti #john boy power #janson #MBTI #myers-briggs types #i think i’m an INFJ

[ijustkindalikebooks]

I can't believe we're now at the end of April.

How did that happen?

Anyway, I don't know why but most the books I really liked this past month are quite short reads and if you can make something this good in such a short amount of pages, I think that's a good sign from an author.

Here are my favourite books for April! Let me know what your favourite books were in the replies, I love to hear what you've been reading too!

The Agathas by Liz Lawson and Kathleen Glasgow - I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this book thanks to Netgalley and I'm so glad I did. A fantastic YA mystery that follows two girls as they try to figure how a girl was murdered who attended their school (and was friends with one of them!) it has incredible twists and turns with characters that you grow to care about and get mad at also a little bit. I loved reading this book and I hope you do too.

Galatea by Madeleine Miller - A short story from the writer of 'A Song Of Achilles' and 'Circe' I knew to expect great things, and what an incredible 32 pages this little book has. A twist on a greek myth, Galatea is a statue brought to life by an awful and these are the consequences of said man's actions. Made me furious, made me sad, made me think good for her, Galatea is a literary treat.

The Griffin Gate by Vashti Hardy - This book is about seventy pages along and a middle grade, but the adventure you go on in such a short amount of pages is incredible and I loved every minute of this book. The story of a young girl born into a family of rescuers, she gets caught up in her own when she trapped in a village where her family has been called for a rescue. A fantastic first book in a series, I can't wait to read more of these.

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie - I'm getting closer to the end of the Poirot books by Christie, and this is definitely one of my favourites from the thirty or so books I've read by her so far. Poirot returns to a closed case of the murder of Artist Amyas Crale who was supposedly killed by his wife Caroline, however she sends a letter to her daughter saying she didn't do it, is she lying or is she telling the truth? Honestly I felt absolutely deceived at the end of this book and I bloody loved it.

The Bear In The Stars by Alexis Snell - A picture book that is beautifully illustrated throughout, this story is a parable about the tragedies of climate change, but also a really bittersweet tale about a bear slowly losing his home and trying to find a new one. I was in tears over this book and it's for children, and I don't know what that says about my brain chemistry, but it is a beautiful book (and I also technically read this March but I didn't anticipate hoow good this book would be, smh).

Have you read any of these? Do you want to read any of these? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

I hope your May is gonna be a good one.

Vee xo.

(Also please if you can donate, donate to the DEC Appeal for Ukraine here).

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Bina and Pat discuss the sublime Hercule Poirot cold-case murder mystery set in a gorgeous English country house. Fashionable portrait painter Amyas Crale is poisoned and his wife is convicted of the crime. Decades later, Poirot interviews those present at the invitation of their daughter to see if she really did it. Spoiler-free to 59m and spoiler-filled thereafter. [MP3] Download or play this…

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[yelenaisace]

am currently reading Agatha Christie's Five Little Pigs ... and please do not spoil it for me but Phillip Blake sounds like he's in LOVE with Amyas Crale pLEASE SDFGHJHGFDF

#ramblings

[ljones41]

"FIVE LITTLE PIGS" (2003) Review

"FIVE LITTLE PIGS" (2003) Review "FIVE LITTLE PIGS". That is the name of this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1942 novel. Who would have thought that a story with a title straight from a nursery rhyme would lead me to view it as one of the best screen adaptations of a Christie novel I have ever seen?

I just gave the game away in the last paragraph, did I? I gave my opinion of "FIVE LITTLE PIGS" right off the bat. My recent viewing of "FIVE LITTLE PIGS" made me realize two things – a) it is a well-written and melancholy story with tragic overtones; and b) it is one of the finest Christie adaptations I have ever seen. Hmmm . . . I think I may have repeated myself. Well, I cannot help it. I feel that strongly about this movie. The story began with Hercule Poirot receiving a visitor - a wealthy young woman from Canada named Lucy Lemarchant, who admitted to being the only child of a famous artist named Amyas Crale. According to her, Crale had been murdered fifteen years ago and Lucy’s mother, Caroline, ended up being arrested, convicted and executed for the murder. Years later, Lucy read a letter from Caroline in which the latter claimed her innocence. Despite his doubts, Poirot agreed to investigate Crale’s death. He ended up interviewing five other people who had been at the Crales’ house party fourteen years earlier – five people whom Poirot dubbed "the Five Little Pigs": *Phillip Blake - a stockbroker and old childhood friend of Amyas Crale *Meredith Blake - a reclusive former amateur herbalist and Philip’s brother *Elsa Greer (Lady Dittisham) - a spoiled society lady who had once been Crale’s mistress and subject *Angela Warren - a disfigured archaeologist and Caroline Crale’s younger sister *Cecilia Williams - Lucy and Angela’s devoted governess "FIVE LITTLE PIGS" turned out to be one of those rare Agatha Christie stories in which most of the drama occurred in distant past. What started as a cold case involving the murder of a philandering, yet talented artist, ended as a tale of sad regrets and family tragedy. This was emphasized in the movie’s finale with one last flashback featuring Crayle and Caroline enjoying happier times with their daughter before murder and tragedy struck. That last scene made me realize that the murderer – in an act of emotion – had not only killed the artist, but destroyed a family. Another one of the movie's major assets turned out to be its cast. David Suchet gave his usual competent portrayal of Belgian-born sleuth, Hercule Poirot. But I must admit that one of his finest moments – not only in the movie, but during the entire series – came when he exposed the murderer. Suchet did an excellent job of revealing Poirot’s emotional outrage toward the murderer, without any histrionics whatsoever. There were certain cast members that I believe stood out. Toby Stephens gave a surprisingly poignant performance as Philip Blake, Aymas Crale’s boyhood friend, who harbored a secret passion for the painter. Julie Cox portrayed Aymas’ young mistress, Elsa Bell (the future Lady Dittisham) with an interesting mixture of arrogance and innocence. And Aidan Gillen’s portrayal of Aymas Crale as a self-involved, occasionally immature and passionate man seemed spot-on for a character that was supposed to be a talented artist. But my favorite performance came from Rachael Stirling, who portrayed Aymas’ long suffering wife, Caroline. The interesting thing about her performance – at least to me – was that she seemed to be at the center of the story. In the end, it was Stirling – along with Suchet – who carried the film. And she managed to do this with a very subtle performance. I also have to give kudos to cinematographer Christopher Gunning for his lush photography in the 1920s flashbacks. And costume designer Sheena Napier did a solid job of creating costumes for two eras – the mid 1920s and the late 1930s/early 1940s. But the movie’s real gems turned out to be Kevin Elyot’s adaptation of Christie’s sad and tragic tale and Paul Unwin’s direction. Thanks to the both of them, "FIVE LITTLE PIGS" ended up being one of the best cinematic adaptations of an Agatha Christie novel I have ever seen.

#agatha christie #agatha christie's poirot #five little pigs 2003 #David Suchet #hercule poirot #kevin eloyt #rachael stirling #aiden gillen #toby stephens #julie cox #marc warren #gemma jones #talulah riley #sophie winkleman #Aimee Mullins #patrick malahide #annette badland #melissa suffield

[readingagathachristie]

The quintessential Agatha Christie novel tells two intertwining mysteries, one mystery of the mechanics and one mystery of the heart. They typically answer the following questions:

Who killed the victim? (naturally), and

How does this central enigmatic figure truly feel?

Consider Death on the Nile. If you've read the novel it will become immediately clear what I'm talking about. The central mechanical conceit revealed at the end depends entirely on the love triangle that's been at the heart of the story. Christie actually relies on the same emotional twist a couple of times (again in Endless Night), so it might feel repetitive, but it's what makes her mysteries work as a whole.

The greatest mystery, it might be said, is the mystery of the human heart. Christie has these characters I call "central enigmatic figures" : Death on the Nile's Jacqueline, Five Little Pigs' Amyas Crale, Endless Night's narrator, whose true feelings are the subject of contention and contest between other characters. There are clues as to how they feel--their actions, their dialogs, other characters' assessments--and these are scattered throughout the novel as carefully and as seriously as the clues to the mechanical whodunnit mystery. These mysteries of the heart lend themselves to romance, which is present in a lot (if not all) of Christie novels as well.

#agatha christie #murder mystery #mystery #hercule poirot #review #media #death on the nile #whodunnit

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I nostri 5 episodi di Poirot preferiti

A quanto pare in questo periodo ci piace fare le liste e, visto che è estate e abbiamo più tempo a disposizione, ne abbiamo stilata una perfetta per fare una maratona di Poirot. Ecco la nostra personalissima lista.

La domatrice (2009)

Durante una spedizione archeologica, Poirot si mette sulle tracce dell’assassino di Lady Boyton, una donna despota e dominatrice uccisa sotto il sole cocente della Siria.

Di questo episodio, anche se presenta numerose differenze rispetto al libro della Christie, ci piace molto il personaggio manipolatore di Lady Boynton e la risoluzione del caso, brillante e davvero sorprendente.

La Sagra del delitto (2013)

Ariadne Oliver, eccentrica scrittrice di gialli, deve organizzare una caccia all’assassino in occasione di una sagra, ma il suo sesto senso le dice che qualcosa non quadra. Spaventata all’idea che stia per essere commesso un delitto decide dunque di chiamare in soccorso il suo caro amico Poirot.

Ci sono tanti motivi per cui adoriamo questo episodio e due di questi sono l’ambientazione (il set è stato allestito nella splendida tenuta estiva di Agatha Christie: Greenway) e il fatto che per la prima volta in un libro venga descritta “una caccia all’assassino”. L’antenata di Mystery, insomma.

Fermate il boia (2008)

James Bentley viene arrestato per l'omicidio della vecchia signora McGinty. Ancora una volta Poirot, insieme alla sua fidata amica Ariadne Oliver, riuscirà ad incastrare il vero assassino.

L’intreccio di questo giallo è assolutamente perfetto, così tipicamente “christiano” e avvincente. Trabocca di elementi che apparentemente sembrano inutili per poi rivelarsi magicamente fondamentali nella risoluzione del caso. E poi c’è Ariadne Oliver, che è sempre una certezza.

Il ritratto di Elsa Greer (2003)

La giovane Lucy Crale vuole provare l’innocenza di sua madre Caroline accusata dell’omicidio del marito Amyas, ricco pittore. Con l’aiuto di Poirot, riuscirà a scavare nel passato per scoprire una terribile verità.

Questo episodio, di un fascino indescrivibile, vanta una regia impeccabile da parte di Paul Unwin, regista teatrale di grande talento. Rispetto agli altri episodi, c’è una maggiore attenzione alla psicologia dei personaggi che fornisce all’intreccio una carica emotiva non indifferente.

Dopo le esequie (2008)

In seguito alla morte di Richard Abernethie, si apprende che quello che doveva essere l’unico beneficiario, il figlio George, è stato invece estromesso dal testamento. A rendere tutto più misterioso (e sinistro) c’è l’omicidio della vecchia zia Cora, picchiata a morte proprio il giorno del funerale. Poirot dovrà servirsi di tutte le sue celluline grigie per farsi spazio tra le menzogne della famiglia Abernethie.

Questo episodio è di gran lunga il nostro preferito. L’intreccio è assolutamente ammaliante e perfetto. La soluzione del caso è sorprendente e articolata, senza contare che il colpevole, di una follia omicida esemplare, è davvero inquietante. Recitato in modo impeccabile, “Dopo le esequie” è un gioiellino imperdibile.

#ilgiocodelitto

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Descarga Cinco cerditos (Agatha Christie)

 Dieciséis años atrás, Caroline Crale fue condenada por asesinar a su esposo, el pintor Amyas Crale, cuando éste estaba a punto de abandonarla por una mujer más joven…

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Tras morir en prisión, Caroline dejó una carta a su hija de cinco años, Carla, reafirmando su inocencia. Ahora Carla sabe que necesita la ayuda del mejor detective del mundo para volver al pasado y hallar al verdadero asesino, honrando así la memoria de su madre.

Hércules Poirot someterá a sus peculiares interrogatorios a cinco sospechosos: a Elsa Greer, la última amante del difunto; a Angela, la hermanastra de Caroline; a la señorita Williams, la institutriz; y a los hermanos Blake, uno de ellos agente de bolsa y el otro aficionado a la botánica. Todos cuentan con una coartada sólida, pero uno de ellos miente. ¿Quién será el asesino?

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Conheça as obras de Agatha Christie

O lancamento do filme “O assassinato no Expresso do Oriente” esta proximo, conheca as obras da autora que voce deve ler se gosta de investigacoes.

A casa do penhasco

O famoso Hercule Poirot e seu colega-assistente Capitao Hastings estao passando ferias quando encontram a encantadora srta. Nick Buclkey, herdeira da Casa do Penhasco. A jovem conta para os investigadores uma serie de fatos curiosos e os convence de que ha alguem tentando mata-la.

Os cinco porquinhos

Nesse "cold case" Poirot investiga um crime do passado a pedido da filha do pintor Amyas Crale, Carla Lemarchant. Tudo comeca porque, antes de se casar, a srta. Lemarchant busca provar a inocencia da mae Caroline, julgada e condenada pelo assassinato de seu pai. As aventuras do detetive belga pelo passado da família Crale incomoda muita gente, mais especificamente cinco pessoas a quem Poirot apelida carinhosamente de “cinco porquinhos”.

Os elefantes nao esquecem

Obra lançada durante a maturidade da Rainha do Crime, Os elefantes nao esquecem foi o ultimo livro escrito por Christie. O romance segue o mesmo estilo de investigacao do passado que o livro citado anteriormente, mas dessa vez o leitor se depara com um Poirot bem velhinho (mas nem por isso menos astuto).

O adversario secreto

Esse foi o segundo livro publicado pela escritora britanica, o primeiro em que aparecem Tommy e Tuppence: casal de detetives que protagoniza mais 4 livros de Christie. A historia dos dois jovens sedentos por aventura cruza com a de Jane Finn, uma jovem desaparecida, e com a de Mrs. Carter, integrante da inteligencia britanica. A partir daí a dupla vai correr grandes perigos para tentar descobrir o que se deu com a garota e, principalmente, porque estao todos atras dela.

Aventura em Bagda

E o começo da Guerra Fria e o presidente dos Estados Unidos vai se encontrar com o lider da Uniao Sovietica em Bagdá. Esse e o pano de fundo da aventura vivida por Victoria Jones, jovem inglesa que se apaixona de repente e decide ir atras de seu amor no Iraque.

Para mais informacoes sobre cultura e filmes, acesse galileu.com.br

[aidansplaguewind]

Aidan as Amyas Crale

Agatha Christie's Poirot, "Five Little Pigs" (2003)

#aidan gillen #agatha christie #five little pigs #amyas crale #he was so adorable tho #he does not look 35 #baby boy #my gifs #mine

[myshipperheart]

Agatha Christie’s Poirot - Five Little Pigs (2003)

#Aidan Gillen #Amyas Crale #Caroline Crale #Five little pigs #Rachael Stirling #agatha christie #favourite #hercule poirot #poirot #poirot gifs #mine