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At The Movies With HermioneO
11 July 2009 19:12:38
    
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El Camino del Cóndor
11 July 2009 18:59:15
Source:
ANBariloche
Found by: Translated by Graciela and Zooey
With huge thanks to Zooey and Graciela for the translation, here's the El Camino del Cóndor comment in English.
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The narrative voice of the documentary, in Spanish and its version in English, is that of the Argentine actor who was nominated for an Oscar for his work in "Eastern Promises." How did Viggo Mortensen come to take part in "The Path of the Condor"? Christian Holler replies:
With two producer friends from Buenos Aires, we started to think that it would be good to have a well known actor that was associated with Argentina, Patagonia, and the subject of condors. And the name Viggo Mortensen came up; we looked up his information, presented the project to him and he liked it right away. He was taken with the story, with making an environmental film and also because it's Argentina and he's a fan of Argentina. Viggo is an artist; aside from his acting in major films, he writes, paints, plays music, does photography, has a publishing house; he's a very sensitive guy and cool as well, his participation was generous. He's a person who was excited about the story, gave us a huge hand and gave a huge hand to the conservation of the condor.
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Desde junio del 2006 las cámaras
siguen muy cerca el comportamiento de
estas aves.
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Iolanthe's Quotable Viggo
11 July 2009 09:46:27
In 2007 James Mottram of The Independent wrote a piece about Viggo called ‘The Invisible Man’. Re-reading it last week I must admit there was nothing in it about Viggo’s incredible ability to vanish but the title did get me thinking about how one of the most striking actors in the business can just disappear. As a shy child he could disappear behind his camera. Starting out as an actor he vanished from various films after unkind edit. For a long time he gave outstanding character performances while still being ‘unknown’. Even after the spotlight of The Lord of the Rings hit him he still managed to do a disappearing act – being so completely absorbed in his roles that Joe Johnston not only saw him vanishing into his character but he ‘seemed like a different person playing the different characters.’ Even when he’s just being himself, his un-showy, quiet approach to people has meant some reporters have completely failed to recognise him. But is he so invisible that if he were to walk down the street without being famous “I assure you that nobody would turn and look.” (Lecturas Magazine, August 2006). Nah…
© Focus Features
"In my first three movies I got cut out, among others in Woody Allen's 'Purple Rose of Cairo' and Jonathan Demme's 'Swing Shift'. It's a little embarrassing when you drag your friends of family along to the cinema and tell them that 'just watch now' - and then you've landed on the editing floor. Therefore I've stopped telling them in advance to pay attention to this or that scene. Because you never know if it's in."
Viggo Mortensen
Viggo from Hollywood
by Poul Hoi
M/S (Danish magazine), 2001
Mortensen says he started taking pictures as a teenager, although he wasn't "really serious about it." For him, the camera not only offered a sense of control over his surroundings but a kind of veil to help him feel invisible from a world he found both intimidating and inspiring.
The Other Side of Viggo Mortensen
By Paul Young
October 2003
Variety Life
"For Viggo, I think it's the experience of doing the work and achieving his high standards that are his measure of success," Diane Lane says. "It's nice being able to morph and disappear and morph again and reappear. He's like Hollywood's secret weapon. The only problem for Viggo might be that it's not a secret any more."
Diane Lane
The Hero Returns
By Tom Roston
Premiere 2003
Viggo Mortensen is missing. Yes, that actor on the screen looks like him—and he certainly possesses the same quiet assurance when he speaks and physicality when he fights. But more like a magician than actor, he has disappeared into the world of Eastern Promises.
Finding Viggo Mortensen
By Susan Thea Posnock
Awards Daily: Oscar Watch
awardsdaily.com
12 December 2007
"… I saw Viggo yesterday for the first time since we finished the film and it was like a whole different person. I almost didn’t recognise him.”
Naomi Watts
Matt Mueller, Total Film
October 2007
When he appears, getting out of a black limo, in front of a Russian bath situated in a small London street, I can't recognise him. The actor is one those perfectionists who works on his roles to obsession. In order to immerse himself in his character, a fearsome mafioso, he spent his summer holiday in Russia. He came back slimmer and transformed. He is so scary that all the clients from a bar ran away in a panic the minute they noticed the tattoos on his hands.
Cronenberg and the Russian Godfather
By Serge Grunberg - translated by Celine
Studio, May 2007
I must admit that I didn't recognise him. In the middle of a not yet finished exhibition a young blond man is standing who, after shaking my hand and mumbling something as a greeting, seems relieved to have a practical task: to get me a glass of water. He brings it to me with all the hidden greatness that makes him as perfect as he is in the role of Aragorn.
Caught In His Own Picture
By Trine Ross - translated by Rebekka
28 June 2003
Politiken
....if you have the opportunity to meet him in person and see how different he is from his role as Aragorn, you begin to appreciate that he is a true actor. He even morphs himself into his characters' physicality to the point where you might not recognize him when he is simply 'Viggo.'
Native Voice Interview with Viggo
by Lise Balk King,
Pine Ridge Reservation
South Dakota, December 2003
“He has the charisma of a leading man but the temperament and talent of a character actor,” he enthuses. “He’s, therefore, capable of and not afraid to disappear into a role."
David Cronenberg
Cultivating a history of creativity
By Curtis Woloschuk, Westender.com
Sep 13 2007
To fail to recognise one of the biggest film stars of the millennium, in arguably the most momentous trio of movies yet made, is a staggering oversight. But Mortensen's physical transformation from Aragorn, his superhero alter-ego, to his own, humble self is extraordinary - as is his exceptionally un-star-like personality and poise.
Viggo Mortensen
By Desmond Sampson
New York City, NY
Pavement #62, Summer 2003-2004
"He went home in his wardrobe, you know, he camped in the desert with the horses and the wranglers, and I was amazed when I did see the Lord of the Rings films that not only did it seem like... I mean, it was obviously a different character, but it seemed like a different person playing the different characters. He made a complete transformation. Now I know I him as Viggo Mortensen playing Frank T. Hopkins. When he takes on his next role, whatever that is, he'll probably become unrecognizable to me. He'll make another transformation."
Joe Johnston
IGN gets the behind-the-action goods
Hidalgo
By Jeff Otto, IGN
March 04, 2004
"If I were walking down the street without being famous, I assure you that nobody would turn and look."
Viggo Mortensen
"I'm permanently dissatisfied
by Amelia Enríquez, Lecturas Magazine
30 August 2006
Translated for V-W by Margarita
“If you go out with a big bunch of people, in a big fancy car, then you're essentially still the face on the side of the bus and you're inviting attention. But I try to stay low-profile and keep moving. You just have to be more nimble.”
Viggo on avoiding recognition
The happy trails of Viggo Mortensen
Xan Brooks
The Guardian
18 April 2009
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This Week In The V-W Marketplace News
09 July 2009 14:51:21
We have had another great week with our features in the Viggo-Works Marketplace News. Check out all the delightful artistic offerings.
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FEATURED ARTIST: Elena Greeff
FEATURED ARTIST: Nigella Picone
FEATURED ARTIST: Cheryl Daniels
FEATURED ARTIST: Dreamwork Digital ART
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Viggo Signs Open Letter Demanding Justice at G8 Summit in Support of ActionAid
07 July 2009 11:28:07
Source:
ActionAid
Our thanks to all of you who brought this to our attention.
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Famous names demand justice at G8 for world's poor in face of global recession
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07 July 2009
Nearly 60 leading actors, artists, poets, broadcasters, novelists, directors, playwrights and commentators have joined anti poverty charity ActionAid to send an open letter to world leaders on the eve of the G8 summit.
Names include political philosopher Noam Chomsky and actors Emma Thompson and Kevin Spacey.
The letter demands that G8 leaders create a new, fairer financial system and deliver on their promise to find billions to help recession-hit poor countries.
ActionAid’s UK Director, Richard Miller said: “The global economic crisis was created by rich countries but is now driving people in poor countries further into poverty and hunger.
“It’s time to reset the world’s moral compass. G8 leaders must find £14 billion by 2012 to help save the 25,000 people who die of hunger every day.
As part of ActionAid’s commitment to fighting the poverty caused by the global economic collapse, the letter also launches the agency’s financial crisis appeal which aims to raise £54 million over three years.
The 59 high profile signatories in full: ALAN RICKMAN actor, ARTHUR SMITH comedian and writer, BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH poet, BILL NIGHY actor, CAROL ANNE DUFFY CBE FRSL poet laureate, DAMON ALBARN musician, DAVID AARONOVITCH journalist, DAVID GILMOUR CBE musician, DUSTIN HOFFMAN actor, EMMA THOMPSON actor and screenwriter, GAEL GARCIA BERNAL actor, GEORGE MONBIOT author and journalist, GORDON RODDICK social activist and entrepreneur, HARI KUNZRU novelist, HUGH DENNIS, actor and comedian, IRVINE WELSH novelist, JAMES McAVOY actor, JAMES PUREFOY actor, JAN RAVENS actor and impressionist, JANE SEYMOUR OBE actor, JO BRAND comedian, JOHN PILGER author and journalist, JONATHAN PRYCE CBE actor, JULIE WALTERS CBE actor, KEN LOACH film director, KEVIN SPACEY actor and artistic director Old Vic, KIRSTY YOUNG broadcaster, KWAME KWEI-ARMAH playwright and actor, LYNNE FRANKS author and pr, MARIO TESTINO photographer, MARK RONSON music producer, MATTHEW TAYLOR chief executive RSA, MIKE LEIGH OBE director of film and theatre, MIRIAM MARGOLYES actor, MORGAN SPURLOCK film director, NAN SLOANE director centre for women and democracy, NEAL LAWSON political commentator and chair of compass, NIGEL HAVERS actor, PROFESSOR NOAM CHOMSKY political philosopher, PAUL LAVERTY screenwriter, PETER GABRIEL musician, PROFESSOR A. C. GRAYLING philosopher, RICHARD CURTIS CBE screenwriter and film director, RORY BREMNER FKC impressionist and playwright, SAM TAYLOR-WOOD conceptual artist, SHABANA AZMI actor and activist, SIR RANULPH FIENNES OBE explorer, SIR ROGER MOORE KBE actor, SIR TREVOR McDONALD OBE broadcaster, SOPHIE OKONEDO actor, STEPHEN FRY actor and novelist, SUSIE ORBACH psychotherapist and author, TERRY JONES actor, film director and author, TONY BENN author and politician, TONY ROBINSON actor and broadcaster, TRACEY EMIN artist, VICTORIA WOOD CBE comedian, actor and writer, VIGGO MORTENSEN actor, YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN journalist and author.
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Dennis Kucinich Campaign 1.6.08.
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