This was my final project for my interactivity 2 class with catherine ishino. Todd particularly despises london and everyone in it hes just arrived back after 15 years in prison, and hes thirsty to avenge those who away took his life specifically, his wife and baby daughter. Tim burtons film adaptation of sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street smacks its lips at the prospect of such a meal, and so it should. The demon barber of fleet street 1982 is a videotaped live performance of the broadway show which won angela lansbury her fourth tony award as best actress in a musical. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street 2007 full. Jun 19, 20 opening night of sweeney todd, angela and len sing a little priest to much laughter and applause. With johnny depp, helena bonham carter, alan rickman, timothy spall. Make haste, and if we wed, youll be commended, sir.
Johnny depp and tim burton join forces again in a bigscreen adaptation of stephen sondheims awardwinning musical. The encore musical theatre company proudly presents sweeney todd. The demon barber of fleet street critics consensus full of pith and grand guignol grossness, this macabre musical is perfectly helmed and highly entertaining. Sweeney todd, whose real name is benjamin barker, uses his new alias to resume work in his barber shop above mrs. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street 2007 full movie. This is sweeney todd trailer by shoreditch town hall on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. It is based on the 1973 book by english author christopher bond. Its a little cheesey because its set on a stage, but its still one of my favorite renditions of that opera. Nothing against that one, but george heard is absolutely amazing as the demon barber, and angela lansbury, the legendary star of stage and screen, simply owns the role of mrs. The demon barber of fleet streettrailer,sweeney todd.
The demon barber of fleet streetcaught on tape,sweeney todd. We cut from the blood to see the gentleman standing before us. The demon barber of fleet street soundtrack from 2007, composed by stephen sondheim. The premis behind the movie, is that people are killed and turned into meat pies.
Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. Opening night of sweeney todd, angela and len sing a little priest to much laughter and applause. Lovett, his partner in crime, who bakes their flesh into meat pies. Previously, todds childhood was crushed by injustice. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street, is one of my. The demon barber of fleet street 1979 is a musical and thriller set in victorian england about a murderous barber who extracts revenge on unsuspecting people in london for the cruel abuse of his wife. The one thing different about todds shop, however, is that no one who walks in for a trim is ever seen again. Sweeneys handling and killing razors with stage blood delivery system. Portland center stage 25th anniversary 15second spot view on vimeo.
He shaved the faces of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard of again. A barber from fleet street, todd murders his customers and turns their bodies over to mrs. The 1973 cbc tv series the purple playhouse featured a production of sweeney todd, with barry morse best known for his role as lt. Sweeney todd winstone, understandably the films protagonist, runs a barber shop in fleet street. Sweeney todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the victorian penny dreadful serial the string of pearls 184647. The demon barber of fleet street often referred to simply as sweeney todd is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and a book by hugh wheeler. We had to choose and redo an opening title sequence for a movie. The demon barber of fleet streetin elevator prank,sweeney todd. Personally speaking, i still enjoyed sweeney todd the movie a great deal. From full choruss to semioperatic arias this show really does have everything you could wish for in a musical. If you can find it, check out the 1982 live production of sweeney todd. For the holidays, tim burton serves up the sugarplum tale of serialkilling barber sweeney todd johnny depp, who slits the throats of his customers and.
With four students pursuing master of fine arts degrees in musical theater at tulane university, b. The demon barber of fleet streetfull movie,sweeney todd. It seems that their plan goes as plan, but only the beggar woman notices that something is wrong. This landmark musical depicts the barber sweeney todds savage quest for justice. Lovetts struggling pie shop after being wrongfully sentenced to life. The original tale became a staple of victorian melodrama and london urban legend. Lovett and together they start a bakery whose pies are made from the high class visitors whom todd slit their throat.
Sweeney todd film titles, design and animation direction. Previously, todd s childhood was crushed by injustice. The demon barber of fleet street 2007 full hd 1080p. The lean, black box staging of sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street by joseph w. Sweeney todd 2007 cast and crew a barber ray winstone and a young piemaker essie davis forge a complex and murderous partnership in 18thcentury london. The demon barber of fleet street the motion pictu licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of nonesuch. Angela lansbury,george hearn,cris groenendaal,sara woods,edmund lyndeck,calvin remsberg,betsy joslyn,sal mistretta,spain logue,walter charles,michael kalinyen,roy gioconda,skip harris,duane morris,patricia parker,meredith rawlins,stuart. Edit out the songs and theres plenty to get excited about. It was filmed at the end of a tenmonth road tour of the show, with george hearn in the title role playing opposite lansbury. I am a huge fan of his work, and i came up with what i thought was a great idea. Sweeney todd its beautiful and addictive ive watched this dvd over 5 times already. The original story of sweeney todd quite possibly stems from an older urban legend, originally based on dubious piefillings. He trod a path that few have trod, did sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street.
From the fondness of my friends, the steady rising, predatory rage of pretty women, to the full blown hurricane of fury and insanity that is sweeneys epiphany george hearns performance is an amazing mixture of subtlety and insanity. Jan 25, 2008 personally speaking, i still enjoyed sweeney todd the movie a great deal. Demon barber of fleet street 1982 proshot sweeney todd broadway proshot from 1982. Now then, my friend now to your purpose patience enjoy it revenge cant be taken in haste. Subsequently branded the demon barber of fleet street by the frightened community, todd continues with his murderous exploits with a little assistance from his amorous accomplice, mrs. A little priest sweeney todd, opening night, march 1. I cut the different title out of wood using a laser cutter, and filmed them in different scenarios. Vimeo gives control freaks the power to tweak every aspect of their embedded videos. See more ideas about sweeney todd, set design theatre and scenic design. The demon barber of fleet street hits theaters this weekend supposedly attached to the heartbreak kid, but why.
Lovetts struggling pie shop after being wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment by the corrupt judge turpin. Sweeney todd returns to london to uncover the past, along the way meeting mrs. Sweeney todd part 1 27 prelude the ballad of sweeney todd. A full list of performances and dates will appear when you enter the ticketing.
It is based on the 1973 play of the same name by christopher bond. The demon barber of fleet street 2007 evil judge turpin alan rickman lusts for the beautiful wife of a london barber johnny depp and. A little priest sweeney todd, opening night, march 1, 1979. The demon barber of fleet street also known simply as sweeney todd is a 2007 musical period slasher film directed by tim burton and an adaptation of. This dark 1979 tony awardwinner for best musical features music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and is based on the 1973 play sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street by christopher bond story.
The demon barber of fleet street has the best first note of any movie, ever by alex zalben mar 4, 2019 get ready to crap your pants in the privacy of your own home. The demon barber of fleet street, running september 28 october 22, 2017, directed by matthew sweeneytoddtrailer on vimeo join. Sweeney todd live in concert george hearn and patti lupone. Nellie lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on fleet street. The stage musical has one of the boldest broadway scores ever heard, using a mix of genres and styles to create an unforgettable sound. In charles dickens pickwick papers 18361837, the servant sam weller says that a pieman used cats for beefsteak, veal, and kidney, cording to the demand, and recommends that people should buy pies only when you know the lady as made it. Michael howard, associate professor of music, says now is the time to stage stephen sondheims masterpiece, sweeney todd. For many a poor orphan lad the first square meal he ever had was a hot meat pie made out of his dadfrom sweeney todd the barber. Hands down the best version of sweeney todd on video, including the tim burtonjohnny depp bigbudget film.
The infamous story of benjamin barker, aka sweeney todd, who sets up a barber shop in london which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, mrs. Sweeney todd movie vs musical cheap theatre tickets. Released by elektra nonesuch in 2007 3685722 containing music from sweeney todd. The british playwright christopher bond wrote a 1973 play titled sweeney todd. Sweeney todd dabelsky holic z fleet street youtube. The trailer for tim burtons big screen musical thriller adaptation sweeney todd.
Angela lansbury, of course, is the perfect lovett, the maker of the worst pies. Johnny depp and tim burton join forces again in a bigscreen adaptation of stephen sondheims awardwinning musical thriller sweeney todd. The hillywood show, starring hillary and hannah hindi will shock and amaze you as their impersonations of movie characters and parodies, based on popular sweeney todd the hillywood show. The demon barber of fleet street 2007 evil judge turpin alan rickman lusts for the beautiful wife of a london barber johnny depp and transports him to australia for a crime he. The demon barber of fleet street 2007 full movie vimeo. Sweeney todd its beautiful and addictive ive watched. Bloodsoaked revenge, love and human meat pies are some of the spinetingling ingredients in the musical sweeney todd, the demon barber. Tim burtons adaptation of stephen sondheims legendary musical stars johnny depp as sweeny todd, the demon butcher of fleet street. Aug 12, 2015 sweeney todd returns to london to uncover the past, along the way meeting mrs. The demon barber of fleet street movie times are hard in 1846 london and one must make do. Angela lansbury,george hearn,cris groenendaal,sara woods,edmund lyndeck,calvin remsberg,betsy joslyn,sal mistretta,spain logue,walter charles,michael kalinyen,roy gioconda,skip harris,duane morris,patricia parker,meredith rawlins,stuart redfield,candace rogers,dee etta. It stars george hearn and angela lansbury, and its a classic.
541 1308 473 1496 138 1486 714 555 330 337 604 1268 992 1172 1058 1162 1094 20 789 439 1090 44 1045 906 623 1082 702 484 1041 301 1600 1006 1170 736 665 782 1128 1473 1363 369 361