‘He played with language better than anybody’: Terry Gilliam and John Boorman on Tom Stoppard
Two film-makers who worked with the late playwright recall a man of extraordinary wit, endless invention and innate eleganceI was utterly knocked out by the way Tom Stoppard’s mind worked,...
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Two film-makers who worked with the late playwright recall a man of extraordinary wit, endless invention and innate elegance I was utterly knocked out by the way Tom Stoppard’s mind worked, his brilliance and by the fact he made Brazil out of a big lump of stone that I’d spent a year or two preparing. I gave that to him and out of that he carved a beautiful Michelangelo David. Continue reading...