There was a barber and his wife
And she was beautiful
A foolish barber and his wife
She was his reason and his life
And she was beautiful
And she was virtuous
And he was...
Naive.
George Hearn in Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) during Final Scene
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To me, no production of Sweeney Todd will ever be as gut-wrenching as the 1982 production with George Hearn in Final Scene. How he holds Lucy so tightly, trying to bring her back to life, petting her, kisses her hoping it'll wake her, only having to accept what he's done as her head falls. Still he sings to her, wanting her back, wishing he wasn't so foolish. If only he found her sooner, if only he wasn't so blind by revenge, if only he was told the truth of her whereabouts. All he ever wanted was his family back in his arms. Not all this anger, all this blood, all this pain and sorrow. Just his Lucy and Johanna. George just portrays this pain so well.
Seeing a character come to terms with a supernatural and realizing their place in it is so delicious. -... the idea that the mythology swaps or becomes handed over. We were all very happy to have put this movement up in that last moment. - M Night Shyamalan
Carrie (1976), directed by Brian De Palma, starring Sissy Spacek and Amy Irving, and based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, was released on this day, November 3, 1976.