Adventure streamvf en streaming complet vf en gratuit. This is the third production that brings peter odonnell s character modesty blaise to. Modesty, raised by a casino owner after being abandoned by her parents, has become skilled in the ways of fighting and now acts as the casino owners bodyguard. Abandoned by her parents, modesty blaise is raised by a casino owner who trains her to fight. Then one day i was typing a script for garth when i mistyped the adverb modestly and it came out modesty.
Feb 03, 2015 modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the british government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. It would be almost forty years later that anyone would try again. Sep 09, 2004 the opening credits for my name is modesty had me going too, with a catchy theme song and a montage of action shots and spinning roulette wheels printed in candy colors. It seems fans of the character of modesty blaise, created by author peter odonnell, may finally have something worth their wait in this film, my name is modesty. A boring bottle episode of a nonexistent 90s television show that mysteriously exists in feature length movie form. Of the first modesty film, i shall say no more here. Please note that the movies and tv shows listed are those which have actors or crew who were involved in production. Deflecting demands by a terrorist leader nikolaj costerwaldau while also creatively keeping hostages alive, modesty agrees to a game of roulette with the strongman. Willie garvin is a multitalented cockney former street kid who became modesty s trusted righthand man and followed her into wealthy retirement.
Overall, not a masterpiece or landmark in cinema, but a very good, enjoyable film. But it never got the chance to survive the non modesty blaise that the 1966 film delivered. My name is modesty dvd 2003 cult tarantino blaise spy. A woman alexandra staden spins a tale about her past while she spins a roulette wheel in a game of chance with thugs holding. My name is modesty is a 2004 american action film directed by scott spiegel. Miramax had planned to do a big modesty blaise film, but could not find a. Otherwise i really enjoyed this film that was true to the comic strip. It turns out she is more than just a modest worker. My name is modesty cleverly introduces modesty s background and wiles in a thriller set during an armed takeover of the casino. It was shot in romania to keep costs down and was supposed to be helmed by subspecies maestro ted nicoleau a romanian film. With alexandra staden, nikolaj costerwaldau, raymond cruz, fred pearson. Orphaned as a child and raised by a casino owner with ties to the mob, modesty blaise learned early on how to fight, steal, and spy. Jul 17, 2009 for those of you who saw my previous post youll know that the 1966 classic camp film, modesty blaise, was shown in the early morning hours on amc.
The film, based on the eponymous character of a longrunning british comic strip, is of the so bad its bad variety. Not the newspaper strips, comics, or graphic novels. These characters are important to blaise s adventures throughout most of the published stories. When shes unable to prevent the owners murder at the hands of an old foe, modesty is hellbent on seeking revenge. This slick and groovy film was born in the pages of a comic by peter odonnell. It stars monica vitti as modesty, opposite terence stamp as willie garvin and dirk bogarde as her. My name is modesty received no theatrical release, going direct to video instead. Quentin tarantino had been interested in bringing the character to the screen for a series of films, but the idea languished.
The original artist, jim holdaway, dropped dead suddenly in 1970, causing a lengthy period of rotating artists that. After all the 60s spoof film with a blonde modesty was just annoying to watch and the 80s abc pilot was not as silly but still off the mark with a lite brown haired modesty. But when shes unable to prevent his murder, shes hellbent on seeking revenge. When shes unable to prevent the owners murder at the hands of an old foe, modesty is hellbent on. My name is modesty a modesty blaise adventure 2004. Until you earn points all your submissions need to. Her acting was good but she did not have modesty blaise 38 dd bustline and healthy full figure. Modesty blaise is a british comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author peter odonnell and illustrator jim holdaway in 1963. I assumed this would be as much a travesty as the 1966 modesty blaise film, and bought it, somewhat reluctantly, only to complete my modesty blaise collection.
A film adaptation exploring the early years of the comic strip character modesty blaise as she recounts her origin to a vicious criminal who is holding modesty and her employees hostage. It was interesting and it was meant to be a prequel for the real modesty blaise adventures to come. The cinematic debut of modesty blaise wasnt a hit with audiences, but had some fans and continues to be a cult attraction. Thats when it hit me that this would be the ideal antithetic forename for her. Now we have a new modesty blaise adventure, based on the graphic novels of the same name. Reportedly, miramax rushed my name is modesty into production because their option on the. Because as i was checking online for information about that old movie, i stumbled on a 2004 movie in which no less than quentin tarantino was involved my name is modesty, a modesty blaise adventure.
If its not listed here, then nobody involved with that production has made any appearances anywhere currently, there is no support for video games or future release yet. This is the third production that brings peter odonnells character modesty blaise to the screen, following the feature film modesty blaise. But modesty and willie live, in the wonders of print media that can be bought and kept, and reread, especially now that the complete comic strips are being issued in a handsome and collectible format. Blaise of no glory modesty blaise and my name is modesty tor. In the tarantino film pulp fiction, vincent vega is seen reading a copy of modesty blaise. This one was a lot better, which is not saying much. It was adapted into films in 1966, 1982, and 2003, and from 1965 onwards eleven. The film was released on dvd in europe in october 2003, and in north america in september 2004. Modesty blaise is an orphan with a dark and troubled past who was head of a criminal syndicate before she was 20, and retired wealthy before she was 30.
Unlike the 1966 film modesty blaise, this one handles its subject matter with unrelieved earnestness, which seems inappropriate for what should be a. British writer peter odonnell created the modesty blaise comic strip in. Peter odonnell was involved as creative consultant, and it shows. Staring nikolaj costerwaldau, alexandra staden, eugenia yuan and fred pearson. But hey, celebration day, so on we go with modesty blaise, 1966. The name modesty blaise emerged for me long after devising the character. It stars monica vitti as modesty, opposite terence stamp as willie garvin and dirk bogarde as her nemesis gabriel. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will. The film is based on the early years of the character modesty blaise, a former crime boss turned secret agent.
Modesty blaise is a 1966 british comic spyfi film directed by joseph losey, produced by joseph janni, and loosely based on the popular comic strip modesty blaise by peter odonnell, who cowrote the original story upon which evan jones and harold pinter based their screenplay. An orphan who was raised by a corrupt casino owner, modesty blaise is no stranger to a life of crime. The camp element is gone here, which leaves us with a cool character, but little else. Dec 10, 20 it seems fans of the character of modesty blaise, created by author peter odonnell, may finally have something worth their wait in this film, my name is modesty. Seal on palju veebisaite saadaval, mis annavad teile tasuta my name is modesty. A modesty blaise adventure is the cinema equivalent, a movie made quickly and cheaply to satisfy a contractual obligation and let the studio hold on to the film rights author existence failure. Once grown, she becomes the casino owners bodyguard, but is ultimately unable to protect him from a murderous old enemy.
The second book of the modesty blaise series is a very well written novel and takes us on from the first book in the series modesty blaise which i believe was a novelization of the script of the original film. I was looking for a dramatic name but nothing appealed. This one, my name is modesty, confines itself to the backstory, leading from modesty s childhood to the point where she is on the cusp of creating the network. It turns out that dimension films were going to lose the rights to modesty blaise if they didnt make a picture, so they squeezed out this quickie turd.
The strip follows modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin. While the original film was brisk and kind of a satire on the spy genre, this new film moves in a new direction. The film directed by joseph losey was a self indulgent ego trip and should be avoided at all costs. Raised by a casino owner after being abandoned by her parents, modesty blaise becomes skilled in the ways of fighting and now acts as her surrogate fathers bodyguard. A modesty blaise adventure cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The film remains true to the spirit of odonnells original creation, although most fans will probably still find the results to be a little disappointing. The movie does not introduce willie garvin or sir gerald. The modesty blaise collection the movie database tmdb. There is some continuity between the books and they are best read in the order below. When her surrogate father who owns the casino she works in gets murdered, modesty blaise takes on those that killed him and are now at the casino to rob it. A modesty blaise adventure 2004 happened to be written by lee batchler, janet scott batchler and unveiled in the year 2004 with it likely be a winner among director scott spiegels fans. A modesty blaise adventure 2004 full movie online 123movies go123movies. Odonnell gives us this portion of the story only in fragments, upon which the film.
Regardless of its provenance, my name is modesty has all the markings of a movie that was rushed into production on a limited budget, and with a script that needed more than a little fine tuning. Rare and selected movies from all genres free download. The result was my name is modesty, a small directtovideo movie that introduces the character. A modesty blaise adventure 2003, produced by quentin tarantino. Modesty blaise and peter odonnell and the last great. In a room full of thugs, she will readily outfight, outsmart, and outsleuth any of them. A modesty blaise adventure mar 06, 2009 a small oddity action drama with what appears to have originated out of eastern europe. Now, with vengeance on her mind, its time for payback.
Peter odonnells novels and comic strip was previously brought to film by actress monica vitti and director joseph losey in an eponymous. As a lifelonglover of genre cinema, i jumped with joy back in 1996 when miramax films, home of merchantivory and the english patient, launched dimension films as an offshoot producerdistributo my name is modesty. A modesty blaise adventure 2003 a woman alexandra staden spins a tale about her past while she spins a roulette wheel in a game of chance with thugs holding her hostage. A modesty blaise adventure is a film directed by scott spiegel with alexandra staden, nikolaj costerwaldau, raymond cruz, fred. Vigoare exploziva, forta letala, eleganta covarsitoare. Its charming and a nice movie to watch just over an hour too. Its a big blast of badass old fashioned energy and then the main problem is, well i think where the trouble starts is when after that the movie starts. An adaptation of the modesty blaise novels and comic strip by peter odonnell. Peter odonnells novels and comic strip was previously brought to film by actress monica vitti and director joseph losey in an eponymous 1966 spy spoof. My name is modesty on dvd 096009774592 from echo bridge home entertainment. It seemed to take 2 more decades before someone said how about putting on screen the modesty blaise we all know and love that was written by her creator peter odonnell. Modesty blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the british government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. Modesty blaise project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
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