Emma Thompson’s Eulogy for Alan Rickman is hilarious, heartbreaking and wonderful
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I wasn’t aware that a book of his diaries even existed. Looks like it gets great reviews. I’ll be picking up a copy.
I, like many of my generation I’m sure, most associate Rickman with Snape.
And I can’t help but think that his casting of Snape was somehow an intentional nod towards Snape’s eventual and irresistible redemption.
In every interview both contemporary and posthumous – Rickman has always seemed to be an excellent human. He’s always presented with a beautiful humor and irresistible charm. And of course never knowing him, I choose to believe Emma Thompson has accurately portrayed him here. So with that wonderful person – who better to have embody and eternally assocsite with Snape. A character who our Protagnonist chooses as his first born’s namesake
Huge fan of both Emma and Alan but had never seen this before. Thank you for sharing.
just reserved the book.
thanks for the video.
Amazing. If only I had friends like this.
They were lucky to have each other, and that fact along with the fact that he’s gone is heartbreaking and simultaneously uplifting.
He was part of the TV furniture growing up, I remember he was in [Shelley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0DcUU_z0pY) with Hywel Bennett RIP. He was also in Smileys people with Alec Guinness. He easily upstaged Costner in Prince of thieves years later.
Who remembers [Truly Madly Deeply](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubjQJQvpDyY) ???
His Hans Gruber is forever epic in my mind. Then his legacy was cemented with [Sheriff of Nottingham in Prince of Thieves.](https://youtu.be/MhfuuKiTcYQ)
We will miss you Hans Gruber!
My favorite Rickman characters are Metatron from “Dogma”, and Dr. Lazarus from “Galaxy Quest”. Truth be told, though, I can’t think of any bad performances. He was just so good.
She did well to get through that. Obviously she is a far far better speaker and performer than I am but I literally couldn’t speak at my best mate’s funeral. Best I could do is to make strange noises through my mouth and nose which I don’t believe would have given a true impression of my friend!
“By Grabthar’s Hammer…what a eulogy.”
Just to clear up misconceptions, this isn’t a eulogy as it isn’t his funeral. This is a tribute piece for the launch of a book containing his unpublished diaries.
Doesn’t make it any less sad mind you..
I love listening to someone speak who holds a mastery of the English language. It invariable always is the English themselves which makes of course makes sense.