This is absolutely brilliant. Without a doubt, he was one of the most gifted actors this world has ever seen, and will ever see. A rarity that man was.
I just watched this and found myself enlightened so much. I heard him giving advises to young actors once, to go outside, to live, to feel the world, to enlighten themselves, to have opinions about society, gather information and that's how they will have the ability to react whatever script they read. The thing I love bout Alan is because he's not just an actor, he is a political being, an intellectual being and he knows life. And he acted upon it. I admire it very, very much
how could he do this scene? no one could have memorized all that, there couldn't have been cue cards, just mind boggling great acting skill, the great alan rickman, why did he have to be taken from us so soon ?
Next year we celebrate the 5th anniversary of this video upload. :) And people are still coming and watching. Thanks everyone. Didn't expect it may be useful.
zvukoper oh, it's useful, alright. Peter Barnes and Rickman were , if not collaborators early on, certainly political marchers side-by-side. there are a dozen points in this speech where the two have put their case, eloquently
As far as I can recall this was the first performance I saw of Alan Rickman. At the time I thought it was memorable, and 25 + years later it so remains. May he be remembered as far more than Hans Gruber or Septimus Snape.
@@AnastasiaCooper My apologies Anastasia, you are the third person in 4 years to point out that, essentially, I am not a die-hard Harry Potter fan. (....ouch the pun). I would rather watch Truly, Madly, Deeply and tear up.
So powerful So true and relevant today If this was shown today on TV there would be an outcry from the fundamentalist, from the right , from the bourgeoisie left I stand with every word he speaks with such integrity....would that the vision this soliloquy speaks of be made real !!
"Does it follow that I reject all authority? No. But I always keep my hat on in its presence."(edited) "In the matter of bread, I consult a baker; in the matter of boots, a bootmaker; a house, a builder; for special knowledge, I apply to a specialist. But I don't allow the baker, the builder, or the bootmaker to impose their authority over me. I listen to them with the respect they merit--if any--but I keep the right to judge, criticize, and censure. Why should we treat politicians of any stripe, royal or revolutionary, any different?"
It is actually a great sermon, it is oriented towards another era but that does not prevent it from developing a reflection on our time, a great interpretation of the great Alan Rickman, it inspires total silence, there is no way to object to his interpretation,and the puppy so sweet, thanks for sharing
How the fuck do people remember this much monologue? It's a bit awe inspiring to me how people can remember entire passages of text to perform plays and stuff, no editing to check your lines or catch your breath or take a minute to remember what's next. Just phenomenal
Just a masterpiece. Heart and soul No word could describe how moved l am. No one but Alan Rickman could have delivererd that " preach "in such a stunning way . Why cannot l find it ? How could l ? If someone knows l would be most grateful . In France we have great actors, but no one like him " l ' m here to sting ".. " Fame always costs too much "... He 's wounded Love against selfiness. . Don't seat back, act. .. He always standed by the weaks, the poors, the raped, the tortured people Just a word : Bravo 💖 From France
Magnificent. The brilliance and of course the level of work to produce this magnificent gift here.What an amazing actor. His breadth of expression and control in his voice and face are truly masterful .RIP
Thank-you. Amazing! Listen closely from about 16:15 onwards. The character Alan is playing becomes Alan, in many ways. These are some of the things Alan Rickman really believed in!
Well..we already celebrated 5 years of this video and we are still here:-)..In this video Alan is absolutely brilliant! Not all things,which he has done,I like. But this one is my favorite!
This is beyond superb. Never saw it before. Indebted to you, zvukoper. This is an example of why YT is the supreme medium of our age ; high minds uploading high art.
mickigoe thank you. I must credit the source. I've found it there britbitsandclips.com/AR_TV.htm I feared this website will go down one day and we lose this video. YT seems more reliable.
His Methodist background had a role to play.. he had played a preacher more than one time and he was in Dogma.. there were some other things he did. He made a good preacher though I must say😇
This is like the dozenth time I've watched this and only now do I realize. When he talks about feeling like a dead man walking, the only music in the entire piece cuts in. And it's the sound of harps.
This is wonderful, such brilliant acting and a riveting depiction of Jacques Roux, the legendary leader of Les Enragés. Roux was without doubt the precursor of Karl Marx. My only criticism is of the script writer, who wrongly calls Marat's widow Catherine. Her name was Simone Évrard, and she and Marat were never officially married.
+WeveNever BeenAlone such a loss, awesome actor. :( Britain lost many good men in the last few months, all aged about 70 and all had cancer :( Kilmister, Bowie, Rickman. What's going on? :(
@@zvukoper it is said in psychology that if we control ourselves too much and set ourselves rules (with e.g. words such as 'should' 'shouldn't' 'must' 'have to' etc. you can see Nonviolent Communication - it has quite a great discussion about how these words harm ourselves and others) we oppress our aggressivity (which is our life force and what's alive in us really) and end up attacking ourselves, costing ourselves energy, and people who judge themselves too much very often end up with cancer - one of the worst attacks on oneself, probably just other than suicide :'( (just to be clear, aggressivity doesn't mean that we attack people all the time, it's just that if there is no control and just acceptance we eventually grow out of it and don't need to control ourselves to not attack people - it just naturally turns into passion and confidence when matured - I have actually read parents' records of their parenting about how they accepted their children's attacks and never tried to control them and the outcome is as said above. We do see a lot of those in Alan too. He did always mention the word 'release' when asked about how he felt about playing his villains.) So I thought this wouldn't happen to Alan since it looks like he lived it all out in his films and theatre performances - but maybe he did spend more time with his self-control than with giving himself freedom and acceptance :'(
@@zvukoper On Bowie, you just gotta know what awaits you. Bowie was a chain-smoker, as was director, Stanley Kubrick, not that they could have done a whole lot about it. Such is the curse of drug addiction.
@ALANRICKMAN42 no problem. Glad you liked it. Please visit britbitsandclips(dot)com for more rare content. And you can vizit my and my wife's fan site about Alan. We share a lot of good photos here and most recent videos - rickman(dot)ucoz(dot)ru
Who is he preaching to in this scene? Not one glance at the audience thus far at 13:30, only the Preacher's dog. Surely the whole speech is not just for dog's benefit?
I think the church is actually empty. The whole speech may just be for HIS benefit, a final venting of his spleen before his death. Though since this is the church he's been serving for decades, he may not need to look to the audience.
English subtitles updated from the original script. Thanks libcom.org/article/revolutionary-witness-preacher
A twenty-minute monologue is no easy feat...Alan is such a rare talent.
A stunning, superb performance from a brilliant man. He was so unique and I miss him.
Legend 😔💔❤
19 minutes of alan rickman talking = HEAVEN!!
Not only is Alan beautiful, his spirit and passion is as well. This was magnificent.
All that brilliant talent
He could have been a real diva
But he was just as decent and kind as he was brilliant
Rest in Peace, Alan
One of the finest soliloquy I've seen and heard. Alan Rickman left us a gift.
This is absolutely brilliant. Without a doubt, he was one of the most gifted actors this world has ever seen, and will ever see. A rarity that man was.
Also this, especially as of recent, is eerily topical and poignant.
He's sublime. How I wish this were possible in HD so every expression on his face were clear.
I just watched this and found myself enlightened so much. I heard him giving advises to young actors once, to go outside, to live, to feel the world, to enlighten themselves, to have opinions about society, gather information and that's how they will have the ability to react whatever script they read. The thing I love bout Alan is because he's not just an actor, he is a political being, an intellectual being and he knows life. And he acted upon it. I admire it very, very much
This is why Alan Rickman is a brilliant person and a real talent.
Even two hundred plus years after this speech was meant to be, it's still true.
Rich get richer, poor get poorer.
how could he do this scene? no one could have memorized all that, there couldn't have been cue cards, just mind boggling great acting skill, the great alan rickman, why did he have to be taken from us so soon ?
I think there were cue cards he keeps looking to his left.....however he does it with style.
@@carolhafer4146 Dear girl, I've seen Alan Rickman performing Shakespeare plays, and I can most assure you, there are no cue cards!
What a magnificent performance!
Alan rickman the god of acting..... RIP😢😢😢😢😢
This is one of the most brilliant, soulful and heart moving performances I have ever seen and heard. There is so much truth and passion here.
So brillant. This is a theater actor
Next year we celebrate the 5th anniversary of this video upload. :) And people are still coming and watching. Thanks everyone. Didn't expect it may be useful.
zvukoper oh, it's useful, alright. Peter Barnes and Rickman were , if not collaborators early on, certainly political marchers side-by-side. there are a dozen points in this speech where the two have put their case, eloquently
Thank YOU. Great artists are always useful. They have us remember that we are humans.
@@mimminalurani3658 Aw this is beautiful
As far as I can recall this was the first performance I saw of Alan Rickman. At the time I thought it was memorable, and 25 + years later it so remains. May he be remembered as far more than Hans Gruber or Septimus Snape.
+Glas0101 Severus.
Septimus XDDD I am deceased
well... Septimus Stardust was an intersting character to be fair, but not played by Mr. Rickman
@@AnastasiaCooper My apologies Anastasia, you are the third person in 4 years to point out that, essentially, I am not a die-hard Harry Potter fan. (....ouch the pun). I would rather watch Truly, Madly, Deeply and tear up.
@@Glas0101 that wasn't even my intention, I wanted to give Septimus Stardust some credit ;)
I'm positive you're a truer fan than I am.
Breathtaking and beyond impressive, Alan Rickman is a marvel
Phenomenal 😢
A spiritual gifted beautiful man..
So powerful
So true and relevant today
If this was shown today on TV there would be an outcry from the fundamentalist, from the right , from the bourgeoisie left
I stand with every word he speaks with such integrity....would that the vision this soliloquy speaks of be made real !!
What a gift he left us, in this and every moment of his performances. As he said, to know him you must see each performance. God bless him...RIP
"Does it follow that I reject all authority? No. But I always keep my hat on in its presence."(edited)
"In the matter of bread, I consult a baker; in the matter of boots, a bootmaker; a house, a builder; for special knowledge, I apply to a specialist. But I don't allow the baker, the builder, or the bootmaker to impose their authority over me. I listen to them with the respect they merit--if any--but I keep the right to judge, criticize, and censure. Why should we treat politicians of any stripe, royal or revolutionary, any different?"
It is actually a great sermon, it is oriented towards another era but that does not prevent it from developing a reflection on our time, a great interpretation of the great Alan Rickman, it inspires total silence, there is no way to object to his interpretation,and the puppy so sweet, thanks for sharing
Such an actor, he will be missed Always😥❤❤❤
When I clicked that link, I didn't expect to find a badass on the other end.
My goodness, how beautiful. Talent beyond understanding, so accomplished! I am in tears, the passion of a life we all need to be enlightened too.
“Do not forgive me, Father, for I have NOT sin”
Kami Satori I love when he says that : )
“Those in power condemn me for it, so I know it was right.”
Alan Rickman, rest in peace, forever, be with God forever, my dear; I will pray for you, I will always pray for you, and, please, please pray for me.
damn it, when he started singing.
My favorite performance of Alan Rickman's and I've seen him in 30 things.
Such a gifted artist taken from us too soon.
How the fuck do people remember this much monologue? It's a bit awe inspiring to me how people can remember entire passages of text to perform plays and stuff, no editing to check your lines or catch your breath or take a minute to remember what's next. Just phenomenal
Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare! Entire passages? Entire PLAYS!
Some have a gift like Alan R. but memory like other skills need a lot of training and practice.
Such a powerful monologue. It is so aligned with his own political views too.
One can easily imagine this speech being given by either Stalin, Castro, Bono, Hitler, or Martin Luther King.
One of my all time favorite performances of his. Absolutely brilliant.
Damn, he is hot!!
Woah, what a brilliant actor Alan was. Being able to memorize all of this is nothing but pure genius.
Just a masterpiece. Heart and soul
No word could describe how moved l am. No one but Alan Rickman could have delivererd that " preach "in such a stunning way . Why cannot l find it ? How could l ? If someone knows l would be most grateful . In France we have great actors, but no one like him " l ' m here to sting "..
" Fame always costs too much "... He 's wounded
Love against selfiness. .
Don't seat back, act. ..
He always standed by the weaks, the poors, the raped, the tortured people
Just a word : Bravo 💖
From France
Gorgeous - man and message both
Magnificent. The brilliance and of course the level of work to produce this magnificent gift here.What an amazing actor. His breadth of expression and control in his voice and face are truly masterful .RIP
This is absolutely wonderful, I am in awe. What a wonderful actor and man we've lost - gone too soon. God bless.
Such a beautiful and truthful monologue! Everything to the point!
I feel faint......so beautiful and THAT VOICE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank-you. Amazing! Listen closely from about 16:15 onwards. The character Alan is playing becomes Alan, in many ways. These are some of the things Alan Rickman really believed in!
Well..we already celebrated 5 years of this video and we are still here:-)..In this video Alan is absolutely brilliant! Not all things,which he has done,I like. But this one is my favorite!
I think its acting and expressions on its peak👍😍
I'm drooling...
I love him so much
This is beyond superb. Never saw it before. Indebted to you, zvukoper. This is an example of why YT is the supreme medium of our age ; high minds uploading high art.
mickigoe thank you. I must credit the source. I've found it there britbitsandclips.com/AR_TV.htm
I feared this website will go down one day and we lose this video. YT seems more reliable.
Regardless of the source, great credit must always be given to the uploader. So, once again, thank you.
This is bloody marvellous - it captures the enrages, so accurately, and the modern left in many ways.
Алаан,как же я по тебе скучаю(((((((((
Так жалко. Он был великолепный!
I so love this but cannot find it on dvd anywhere :( I do have him narrating the Return of the Native and love it so much. Thank you for uploading
thank you for sharing. this is a sad day, it's been two years without him. God bless Alan
His Methodist background had a role to play.. he had played a preacher more than one time and he was in Dogma.. there were some other things he did. He made a good preacher though I must say😇
My hero #Always
This is like the dozenth time I've watched this and only now do I realize.
When he talks about feeling like a dead man walking, the only music in the entire piece cuts in. And it's the sound of harps.
he’s so hot omg 🤭
simply brilliant
This is wonderful, such brilliant acting and a riveting depiction of Jacques Roux, the legendary leader of Les Enragés. Roux was without doubt the precursor of Karl Marx. My only criticism is of the script writer, who wrongly calls Marat's widow Catherine. Her name was Simone Évrard, and she and Marat were never officially married.
@MaryHelsing Then imagine him narrating Thomas Hardys book "The return of the Native". Over 14 HOURS of his voice.... *dies a little*
this is phenomenal
THANK YOU!
I love how he talls to the dog xD lol
it is brilliant!
the rich we'll gobble up!
tra-tra-tra
with truffles in the rump!
long live the cannon's roar!
boom!
9:27 💖
Wow!
The ultimate sunday sermon
R.I.P.
+WeveNever BeenAlone such a loss, awesome actor. :( Britain lost many good men in the last few months, all aged about 70 and all had cancer :( Kilmister, Bowie, Rickman. What's going on? :(
zvukoper I know. A devastating loss indeed. I say we punch Cancer in the damn mouth!
We must protecting nature.
@@zvukoper it is said in psychology that if we control ourselves too much and set ourselves rules (with e.g. words such as 'should' 'shouldn't' 'must' 'have to' etc. you can see Nonviolent Communication - it has quite a great discussion about how these words harm ourselves and others) we oppress our aggressivity (which is our life force and what's alive in us really) and end up attacking ourselves, costing ourselves energy, and people who judge themselves too much very often end up with cancer - one of the worst attacks on oneself, probably just other than suicide :'(
(just to be clear, aggressivity doesn't mean that we attack people all the time, it's just that if there is no control and just acceptance we eventually grow out of it and don't need to control ourselves to not attack people - it just naturally turns into passion and confidence when matured - I have actually read parents' records of their parenting about how they accepted their children's attacks and never tried to control them and the outcome is as said above. We do see a lot of those in Alan too. He did always mention the word 'release' when asked about how he felt about playing his villains.)
So I thought this wouldn't happen to Alan since it looks like he lived it all out in his films and theatre performances - but maybe he did spend more time with his self-control than with giving himself freedom and acceptance :'(
@@zvukoper On Bowie, you just gotta know what awaits you. Bowie was a chain-smoker, as was director, Stanley Kubrick, not that they could have done a whole lot about it. Such is the curse of drug addiction.
That's not 1986, that's 1989. At 19:25 it says MCMLXXXIX which is 1989. Thanks for sharing though!
Thank you! I've updated the title.
This is so topical now. May I share on my channel?
Sure!
@@michaelnikhael Thank you!
If I can figure out how. No luck so far.
Sure. Spread Alan for everyone! ❤
@ALANRICKMAN42 no problem. Glad you liked it. Please visit britbitsandclips(dot)com for more rare content. And you can vizit my and my wife's fan site about Alan. We share a lot of good photos here and most recent videos - rickman(dot)ucoz(dot)ru
do you have access to the other parts of this Revolutionary Witness? specifically The Butcher
Found this czcams.com/video/g0gdn7uuY9M/video.html
I expect more views today.
A Freriks you gotta few views from me
Who is he preaching to in this scene? Not one glance at the audience thus far at 13:30, only the Preacher's dog. Surely the whole speech is not just for dog's benefit?
I think the church is actually empty. The whole speech may just be for HIS benefit, a final venting of his spleen before his death.
Though since this is the church he's been serving for decades, he may not need to look to the audience.
is this part of a movie?
It is a part of the four monologues about the revolution.
Só queria entender tudo q ele Ta FALANDO. Não falo inglês
Perdoname, estaba sobrepasada de pastillas antideoresivos
Te deseo buena salud amigo