Dave- Good grub on the filmscript. I cannot find a "John Evans" in the literature, including Colville's and Martin's memoirs, but "John Evans'" instructions about WSC's requests are on the money. They show how carefully the film was scripted. (The subway/underground scene and the private visit of the King to WSC are pure fiction, but so beautifully done you can forgive them.)
On a visit to Hillsdale College, Gary Oldman explained how he noticed ridges worn into the arms of the chair in the War Rooms, where WSC constantly drummed his fingernails, and how he tried to work that into his own portrayal--which was masterful. The video of Oldman's talk at Hillsdale is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyenAuy7wgg Our review of the film is at: http://bit.ly/2FMlryZ On Monday, December 23, 2019 at 12:08:10 PM UTC-8, Dave Turrell wrote: > > You can find the script for the film at > *https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/uploads/scripts/darkest-hour-2017.pdf* > <https://www.scriptslug.com/assets/uploads/scripts/darkest-hour-2017.pdf> > > A quick search seems to indicate that the character in question is John > Evans - Churchill's private secretary. (Not sure if that's a 'real' > character - I bet Richard knows :-). Played by Joe Armstrong. > > *the TRAY passes by - WINSTON’s PRIVATE SECRETARY, JOHN EVANS (35), as he > schools the NEW YOUNG SECRETARY, ELIZABETH LAYTON. Evans, an > immaculately-groomed rake, snobbishly thinks himself infinitely superior to > the Elizabeth Laytons of the world.* > > *JOHN EVANS(to ELIZABETH)...and if he stretches out his hand and says, > “Gimme”, you need to anticipate what he wants - black pen, red pen, paper, > or “Clop”, that’s his hole punch.* > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/churchillchat/d9454a5c-982e-45a9-9b67-7b4da96d5a01%40googlegroups.com.
