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On 11/16/2020 at 1:16 PM, bluemarble said:

Here's a link to the trailer recently posted on youtube for the film "Let Them All Talk" which we have been discussing here. Apparently it will be available to stream for HBO Max subscribers on December 10th. Thanks to @Rotterdam for posting about the film on another thread which got me looking into this.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6DHWEii8eo


So good to see QM2 again. Will watch not just for Streep and Wiest (loved her in The Associate, 1996) but for the beautiful setting. So many good memories. Cannot believe it’s been 3-4 years since I was onboard (only 10 months since QV at least, but that too seems a world away now). 
 

 

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The "CBS Sunday Morning" television show here in the US aired a story about the film "Let Them All Talk" this morning. It's mostly an interview with the actresses, but QM2 does make a few cameo appearances. Here's a link to the video. It's 7 minutes 14 seconds long (after an inevitable short product advertisement).

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/meryl-streep-candice-bergen-and-dianne-wiest-on-let-them-all-talk/

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The New York Times has a wonderful interview of Candice Bergen today, at the link below.  She's had a remarkable life, and of course the interview touches on "Let  Them All Talk."   I loved this:

 

"Now, at 74, Ms. Bergen is in the swim with streaming, starring with Meryl Streep and Dianne Wiest in “Let Them All Talk,” an extemporaneous movie for HBO Max, directed and filmed by Steven Soderbergh with a hand-held camera on board the Queen Mary 2, as actual passengers wandered about.

 

“'The passengers were really overweight,” Ms. Bergen recalled with a mischievous smile. “They were good little eaters on this incredibly elegant ship.”'

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/style/candice-bergen.html?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage

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Lest anyone think that's a dig at Cunard clientele, this appears later:

 

Ms. Bergen has always been blunt about not starving herself or doing extreme procedures to preserve her looks. She declared in her second memoir “A Fine Romance,” published in 2015: “I am a champion eater. No carb is safe — no fat either.”

 

She told me, “I was never a good dieter,” adding brightly: “I ate an entire pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, all by myself in my kitchen. Without the crust, but the entire filling of the pie.”

 

Her daughter, Chloe Malle, a writer and contributing editor at Vogue, said that Ms. Bergen’s lack of vanity is an extension of her I-don’t-give-a-damn attitude, which can be both stressful and refreshing.

 

“She really doesn’t care and would rather eat the cookie,” Ms. Malle said. “She has eaten mocha ice cream and Cheetos for her entire dinner. Most of quarantine, she has been strolling through Central Park with Bruce in her pajamas and the coat she got on Amazon, her hair sticking up, going into a Big Edie and Little Edie vibe.”

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23 minutes ago, Underwatr said:

Lest anyone think that's a dig at Cunard clientele, this appears later: ... 

 

 

Good addition.  When I posted the quote above, I was thinking that most folks have probably seen photos or videos of Bergen in recent years and know that she is not exactly svelte, shall we say, and that her comment about "good little eaters" was tongue-in-cheek.  (And made with a mischievous smile, as the author notes.)   

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I just finished watching Let Them All Talk. It's on the longer side: about two hours. But, partly because of where it's set, the time flew for me.

 

It's hard separating a review of the film from the enjoyment of viewing the Queen Mary and vicariously reliving a crossing. The scenes were set all over the ship: the Britannia Room, the Chart Room, the Commodore Club, the Queens Room, the casino, the Outlook, the galley, the pavilion pool, the promenade deck, one of the bi-level suites,  just about everywhere. Cunard could not ask for better coverage.

 
Now the movie. I liked it a lot. Of course, it is talky. It reminded me a bit of My Dinner with Andre. It's somewhat cerebral, but it held my attention well. One of my gauges of a good film is how quickly I get sucked into a movie, and this had me from the start.
 
I'm looking forward to hearing what other Cunarders think of it.
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I'm most of the way thru it. I've caught some inconsistencies (the view from the agent's stateroom shows a sheltered balcony but later they show she's on Deck 13, the absolute ease with which Britannia passengers dine in Queens Grill either one night or the entire crossing, tea in the Chart Room??) but it's a good ad for QM2 overall.

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1 hour ago, Underwatr said:

the view from the agent's stateroom shows a sheltered balcony

 

I noticed that! I got to the point of freezing the frame after folks got off of the elevator each time so I could see what deck they were on.  What I hadn't noticed was that Roberta was in a standard balcony cabin, yet was dining in the Queen's Grill. "The Points Guy" picked up that inconsistency:

How to cruise like Meryl Streep in 'Let Them All Talk' (thepointsguy.com)

 

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32 minutes ago, frankp01 said:

What I hadn't noticed was that Roberta was in a standard balcony cabin, yet was dining in the Queen's Grill. "The Points Guy" picked up that inconsistency:

How to cruise like Meryl Streep in 'Let Them All Talk' (thepointsguy.com)

 

My wife and I watched and enjoyed the film last night, especially Candice Bergen's performance, and we really appreciated getting a cruise "fix" right now.   Thanks for the link to that interesting Points Guy piece.  As he says, Roberta's being able to dine in the Queen's Grill was likely artistic license, but (and I ask this as someone who hasn't sailed Cunard [yet]), is there any possibility in "real life" that a famous, Pulitzer Prize winning author, who was on board with arrangements to give a talk, might have been allowed to have her traveling companions dine with her in the Queen's Grill? 

 

My wife and I really enjoy TAs, and we love "traditional" ships.  We'd certainly like to try Cunard one day (when we decide we can deal with the dress code... No idea when that might be. 😄)  The QM2 definitely looks stunning.

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On 12/11/2020 at 6:13 PM, Underwatr said:

I'm most of the way thru it. I've caught some inconsistencies (the view from the agent's stateroom shows a sheltered balcony but later they show she's on Deck 13, the absolute ease with which Britannia passengers dine in Queens Grill either one night or the entire crossing, tea in the Chart Room??) but it's a good ad for QM2 overall.

Well spotted , It take us Cunarders  to see these inconsistencies  . If only they had called on us. lol  😉 

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3 hours ago, Bell Boy said:

If you all look carefully enough ......You'll need a magnifying glass or telescope though  😉 You might just catch the back of my head . lol 🤫  

Was just about to ask if anyone had spotted themselves, so you’re the first.

 

Anyone else? (Or spotted someone you know or recognise)

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On 12/11/2020 at 3:30 PM, Underwatr said:

I didn't notice Roberta was in a Britannia stateroom but Tyler (the nephew) and Karen (the agent) definitely were.

Roberta was in a Queens Grill suite, evidenced by the two balcony doors.

 

I'm pretty sure Susan's was that size as well.

 

There was one quick view in Tyler's stateroom showing a glass-front balcony, not an inside as the Points Guy thought (the layout was that of a balcony stateroom as well). So the only bit of apparent continuity error (as far as staterooms) was Karen's sheltered balcony while she was apparently on Deck 13.

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We have done many voyages on the QM2 including the aborted World Cruise 2020 .. just finished watching "Let Them All Talk" .. It's beautifully shot and acted but as a film/story it is quite cerebral and literally it's "All Talk" .. But what better place to talk and reflect than onboard QM2 .. Literally every venue on the ship is used to advantage except the Churchill Cigar Lounge (it's a no smoking movie) ... It made me realize all over again what a terrific ship is the QM2.  This piece is well worth seeing for those familiar with the ship as many of the scenes will hit home and make you wish you were boarding tomorrow.  

 

Reading this thread, I am impressed at how the film company worked on the ship, using the guests as extras.  My favorite extra was "Olivier" currently Head Maitre'd on QM2.  In that regard,  it is a testament to film technology and Steven Soderbergh that such a film could be done at all. 

 

Overall I give it 3 stars out of 5 for the film, 4 stars out of 5 for the filmmaking and 5 stars for the location.     

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