Use of editing use of sound this film is very dark and its hard to tell the difference between night and day. The demon barber of fleet street first appeared in the 1830s in england and was soon adapted for the london stage. A barber from fleet street, todd murders his customers and turns their bodies over to mrs. Unjustly sent to prison, a man vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and 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. Times are hard in 1846 london and one must make do. The demon of fleet street is a 2007 musical horror film directed by tim burton. The original tale became a staple of victorian melodrama and london urban legend. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street 1936. The whole film is in very low key lighting to show the mood of the film. With the aid of an ingenious revolving chair and a cutthroat razor, he is said to have robbed and butchered more than 160 victims in his barber shop in fleet street, before taking the remains to nearby bell yard where his accomplice, margery lovett, cooked. The demon barber of fleet street is a grotesque revengers tragedy in the grand guignol tradition, perfectly suited to the team of burton and depp whose previous movies edward scissorhands and sleepy hollow are equally steeped in this particular brand of goofy gothicism.
Composerlyricist stephen sondheim refashions a macabre tale into a musical masterwork in this dazzling performance of the 1979 broadway hit. Sweeney todd soundtrack 04 poor thing by brokengrin. Themes and mood sweeney todd is a horror movie based on the musical by stephen sondheim. Pbs sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. Sweeney todd winstone, understandably the films protagonist, runs a barber shop in fleet street. The name of sweeney todd is, and will be, associated with stephen sondheims great musical and a tim burton film perhaps, but there once was another todd, an underrated artist who played the role of this murderous barber like no one else could do. The demon barber of fleet street dreamworks directed by.
He is a mad man now and starts killing his customers with his razor. There is more artistic energy, creative personality and plain excitement than in sweeney todd is not just next months cocktail party conversationit will be talked about for years. Ive just seen the movie, so if anyone could help me with their differences or reference me to a website that shows the difference, i would really appreciate it. A presentation comparing sweeney todd to the 1940s film noir genre. The story behind the legend of sweeney todd time out london. The johanna reprise from sweeney todd is the musical in. By megan stulberg, dana salama, laura whyte and meg langton. An evil judge turpin throws his lusty eyes on the beautiful wife of london barber and deports him to australia for a crime he did not commit. Nellie lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on fleet street. Characterscene breakdown attached below are two pdf files of the scene breakdown one for act i and one for act ii. The differences between sweeney todd the movie and the. A jittery copy of the first feature length film adaptation of a a famous penny dreadful. Now, the barber returned after 15 years with an identity of sweeney todd. Opening sequence the main purpose of an opening sequence is to introduce the audience to certain characters, plots, themes, ideas, genres and locations.
There are currently thirtynine videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Previously, todds childhood was crushed by injustice when he spent 20 years in gaol for a. The film stars johnny depp as sweeney todd with helena bonham carter as mrs. Sweeney todd george hearn returns to london to uncover the past, along the way meeting mrs. My only experience with sweeney todd is kevin smiths jersey girl and tim burtons sweeney todd with johnny depp. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street 1936 details.
See more ideas about sweeney todd, tim burton and tim burton films. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street trailer visionary filmmaker tim burton batman, charlie and the chocolate factory has. Todd slaughter, the films star, makes a career out of portraying sweeney todd on. The demon barber of fleet street movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Sweeney todd is pretty much intact, since most of the missing footage occurs in the middle, rather than at the beginning or at the end. Sweeney was to be portrayed as a real man, someone whose own history was full of. When stephen sondheim, the celebrated producer of hit broadway musicals, saw a version of the play in london in the mid 1970s, he asked hugh wheeler to collaborate with him. Lovett, alan rickman as judge turpin, jayne wisener as johanna. The demon barber of fleet street tells the story of the eponymous barber who seeks vengeance on what he sees as a merciless world by murdering his customers and, with the help of his landlady, the romantically inclined mrs. Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to. The demon barber of fleet street is a macabre tragicomedy based on the legend of a halfmad 19th century english barber.
Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street 1936. He is driven to crime when his wife and child are taken from him by an evil judge. Sweeney todd soundtrack 06 green finch and linnet bird by brokengrin. With moore marriott, iris darbyshire, judd green, charles ashton. The demon barber of fleet street by stephen sondheim and hugh wheeler starring johnny depp sweeney. When todd fails to take vengeance on turpin he goes on a.
Live from lincoln center 2 set in victorian london, sweeney todd. As tim burtons new film version of sweeney todd is released. The demon barber of fleet street, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2007. Sweeney todd soundtrack 03 the worst pies in london by brokengrin. Audiences are bound to be enthralled by this newest telling of a tragic story of love, revenge and meat pieces in a style that only tim burton can bring to the screen. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, he becomes sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street, who shaved the faces of gentlemen who. Sweeney todd, the notorious demon barber, has been called the greatest mass murderer in english history. Lovett, his partner in crime, who bakes their flesh into meat. The demon barber of fleet street has opened to wide theatrical release just in time for the holiday film season. With angela lansbury, george hearn, cris groenendaal, sara woods. Sweeney todd soundtrack 05 my friends by brokengrin.
The films mise en scene is very dark and depressing. Sweeney todd from 1936 is a really fantastic little film. Im doing a project for english and its on sweeney todd the play. Unjustly imprisoned, todd eventually escapes and vows to bring justice not only to the judge who destroyed his life, but to all the people of london. In this movie, he actually has to sing and the result is a jaunty mix of anthony newley and david bowie. If sweeney todd isnt stephen sondheims best musical scoreand i would argue it is, even if sunday in the park with george is my favorite of his showsits certainly his most traditionally tuneful, even with all the steam whistles and atonal stings floating around the edges of the thing. A man dreams he is the demon barber who cuts sailors throats for jewels and uses the corpses for pies. Its no wonder, then, that we have a longstanding fascination with the. 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. Sweeney todd j ohnny depp sounded like keith richards in pirates of the caribbean. Sweeney todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the victorian penny dreadful serial the string of pearls 184647.
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