I’m currently part way through reading “The Seville Communion”, a book by Spanish author Arturo Perez-Reverte , mostly because one of my fave actors Richard Armitage has moved on to his next project which is the film version. It appears the film will be called “The Man From Rome” which is also the name of the 1st chapter in the book).
He plays the main character Father Lorenzo Quart-a seasoned agent for the Vatican’s Information Service. He is forty something, handsome , designer suited and dedicated.
There’s been a series of pictures from set on twitter and on Richards Instagram which is currently filming in Seville. Whilst reading I’ve been amused by the descriptions of the Priest in the book, so thought I’d set them to the pictures
Yum. Though I’m not someone who has a thing for priests, etc but he’s looking good in his garb and i’m looking forward to the portrayal of the character
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Quart’s beauty has become kind of a cliche being emphasized that often, don’t you think so? It’s a tad too much but of course I am curious because RA matches the description perfectly. I really hope for a good script.
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i literally just read the lines ” he wore a black short sleeved shirt that showed his strong tanned forearms. Clean cut, good looking and wholesome”-i said to my chap that this character was feels like it was written specifically about RA. I do find the text about his looks a bit clunky but overall I’m quite enjoying the book and think it will translate pretty well to screen! unless they add llamas….!
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No, please… I didn’t really like the book but I also had a script in mind while reading. It might work.
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i’ve finished now, overall i could see how it could be filmed-though i felt the end was a little rushed
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And lots of cliche throughout everything. Though I really don’t mind RA playing a sexy priest.
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Nice fan service! And the quotes work well with the pictures! 👍🏻
Hehe, I was missing the one with “cold showers and prayers” – how would you illustrate that? 😉
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hehe, btw your comment ended up in my spam folder! i’m quite happy to imagine the cold showers scene..though i believe we do have a suitable one from Berlin Station around too!
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Hehe, yes, we can kind of cobble together a few shower scenes to match our imagination for Quart…
Ha, spam folder… 😂
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These are great pictures to match the quotes! I’m gonna have to get the book again ( I gave my copy as a gift two years ago ) because I remember parts of it but some stuff is a bit hazy. I’m not one for priests either but he does wear this garb very well and thank goodness the shirt hair is back with a bit of stubble
What do you think of that book so far?
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Short hair sorry not shirt
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i’ve picked up the pace with the book now, i do think some sentences are repetitive in the language- though maybe that’s down to the translation -such as the former bogus lawyer” gets used over and over again
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Probably the translation
I really enjoyed his description of the location and compared to Coben the character development in Seville Communion is top notch
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Oh much better writing than Coben anyday!
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Yup for sure but am I gonna have to reread Stay Close too before Dec 31
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Quart-erly! Like it, like it! I am not reading the book but Richard certainly sounds perfect for the part, judging by those descriptions.
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I agree with you. No French version, I am waiting for the final result.
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When I read it I could picture Richard as Quart right away! The book reads almost like a movie in my head ! I think he understood the part and is enjoying playing Quart
Quart-Erly 😂😂😂😂👍
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LOL, excellent! I have yet to read beyond the first page, which already mentioned his good looks. Now that these images of Richard in character and costume are coming through, it will make it even easier to picture the fictional character when I finally get around to it (hopefully before the movie actually comes out).
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The book does get better, I just found it a little lumpy to start with lol
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Just read this sentence…’To cap it all ,the priest was handsome, well dressed, classy. Like Richard Chamberlain in The Thorn Birds” 🤣
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Oh my goodness 🤣. Guess the author had a thing for Father Ralph as well!
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