blindhorse947 I first saw Jo in the early 70,s and have been a great fan of Alan ever since. The effect it had on me was so profound that I went to collage to train to be a teacher of severely handicapped children. So you see art at it,s best can be life changing.
Alan Bates was a great actor and I'm ashamed to say that until the last few minutes I'd never heard of this film in my life, I have now and thanks to this clip I'll be buying the film too!!, thanks for posting.
Hi Liz, I haven't seen this film yet but I intend on doing so, for research purposes. I'm a filmmaker myself and would be very interested to hear what your experience was like working on this film as an able-bodied actor playing the role of a character with CP. If you find this message and are interested in discussing, please feel free to contact me paddy@paddyslattery.com Many thanks and take care.
blindhorse947
I first saw Jo in the early 70,s and have been a great fan of Alan ever since. The effect it had on me was so profound that I went to collage to train to be a teacher of severely handicapped children. So you see art at it,s best can be life changing.
Alan Bates was a great actor and I'm ashamed to say that until the last few minutes I'd never heard of this film in my life, I have now and thanks to this clip I'll be buying the film too!!, thanks for posting.
Suggested Bates' movies: "Butley" (best), "Return of the Soldier," Oh, hell. See everything he made. He was never less than fine.
Alan was a lovely man and amazing artist, all the cast were. I was 'Jo' - best wishes, Liz Robillard
Hi Liz,
I haven't seen this film yet but I intend on doing so, for research purposes. I'm a filmmaker myself and would be very interested to hear what your experience was like working on this film as an able-bodied actor playing the role of a character with CP. If you find this message and are interested in discussing, please feel free to contact me paddy@paddyslattery.com Many thanks and take care.
Please can someone put Joe egg on you tube Alan Bates was so wonderful
OMG you're right, where did I get this title?? Thanks, agree it's an excellent film with great acting
It's A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.
Thanks, I thought I had changed it. Duh, I hate to get titles wrong :)