Theres a hole in the world, like a great black pit. Apr 23, 2020 an indisputable masterpiece by americas greatest living broadway composer and lyricist, this is a heartpounding thriller set on the seedy side streets of 19 th century london. In the nineteenth century, in london, the barber sweeney todd invites lonely and wealthy costumers in the port to his barbershop on the nearby fleet street and murders them to take their money, while his associate mrs. Johnny depp and tim burton join forces again in a bigscreen adaptation of stephen sondheims awardwinning musical thriller sweeney. The demon barber of fleet street is a 2007 tim burton film starring johnny depp, alan rickman, and helena bonhamcarter. Returning to victorian london after a long exile, the unhinged barber sweeney todd seeks violent vengeance on the unscrupulous judge who.
The demon barber of fleet street critics consensus. The demon barber of fleet street 2007 film soundtrack music. Full of pith and grand guignol grossness, this macabre musical is. The demon barber of fleet street, as a calarts student in london in 1980. May 02, 2012 johnny depp and tim burton join forces again in a bigscreen adaptation of stephen sondheims awardwinning musical thriller sweeney todd.
Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street that makes it all the more bracing to experience a revival thats the freshest, most beguiling act to hit broadway in quite some time. The demon barber of fleet street was released in the united states on december 21, 2007 and in the united kingdom on january 25, 2008. By rick pender sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street was stephen sondheims tenth broadway production. Tim burtons film adaptation of sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street smacks its lips at the prospect of such a meal, and so it should. Dec 20, 2007 for many a poor orphan lad the first square meal he ever had was a hot meat pie made out of his dadfrom sweeney todd the barber. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street variety. Not sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. The demon barber of fleet street 2007 full movie online myflixer myflixer is a free movies streaming site with zero ads.
As the wb and dreamworks logos come on screen, dark organ music fills the atmosphere, bringing. The demon barber of fleet street plays at the lamp theater through october th. He is a psychopathic barber who desires to get revenge on the corrupt judge turpin for destroying his family. Burtons adaptation, starring johnny depp in the title role and helena bonham carter as mrs. The demon barber of fleet street 1979 is a musical and thriller set in victorian england about a murderous barber who extracts revenge on unsuspecting people in london for the cruel abuse of his wife. He shaves his customers and polishes them off afterwards, in his own words. The original 1979 broadway production won eight tony awards including recognition as the seasons. Attend the tale of sweeney todd artist len cariou, sweeney todd. Dont let the movie tiein cover fool you into thinking this is a. Sweeney todd formerly known as benjamin barker is the protagonist of the 1979 musical sweeney todd. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Chilling, suspenseful, heartpounding masterpiece of murderous barberism. The demon barber of fleet street 2007 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and blu. The demon barber of fleet street depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for his punishment, but for the devastating consequences that happened to his wife and daughter.
It is generally considered his masterpiece, a melodic and theatrically bold work thats been produced in theaters large and small and numerous opera houses. Lovett, processes their corpses into meat pies for dinner. The film retells the victorian melodramatic tale of sweeney todd, an english barber and serial killer who murders his customers with a straight razor and, with the help of his accomplice, mrs. Alice in wonderland 2010, a specialeffectsenhanced adaptation of the lewis carroll story. On putlocker watch sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street. It is based on the sondheim musical of the same name, which was based on the christopher bond version of the legendary story of an english barber who murdered his customers and, with the help of. Tim burton approached sondheim with a view to making a cinematic adaptation. The demon barber of fleet street a guide to the play. Sweeney todd and fleet street the sweeney todd story. Oct 04, 2007 sweeney todd directed by tim burton starring johnny depp, helena bonham carter, alan rickman, and sacha baron cohen. Lovetts struggling pie shop after being wrongfully sentenced to life.
Jan 31, 1974 sweeney todd is perhaps the most atmospheric musical ever written and to this day remains the masterwork of stephen sondheim and hugh wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play of the same name. Sweeney todd sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street, had his shop at number 186 fleet street, which is now the dundee courier building with a kwik copier shop below, as pictured here. The demon barber of fleet street original cast recording on discogs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Since the release of tim burtons movie adaptation of sweeney todd. The demon barber of fleet street is a 2007 britishamerican musical psychological slasher horror film directed by tim burton. With tod slaughter, stella rho, john singer, eve lister. The demon barber of fleet street is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by hugh wheeler. The infamous story of benjamin barker, aka sweeney todd, who sets up a barber shop in london which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, mrs.
Sweeney todds crimes struck horror into the hearts of eighteenth century londoners, and continue to chill and fascinate two hundred years later. This dark 1979 tony awardwinner for best musical features music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and is based on the 1973 play sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street by christopher bond. The demon barber of fleet street is a grotesque revengers tragedy in the grand guignol tradition, perfectly suited to the team of burton and depp whose previous movies edward scissorhands and sleepy hollow are equally steeped in this particular brand of goofy gothicism. On this site he is believed to have robbed and murdered over 150 customers, thereby making him the number one killer in londons history. While revenge was typically a secondary idea in nineteenth century works, it is a key theme in sweeney todd. The demon barber of fleet street and the 2007 liveaction film of the same name. The character of sweeney todd was played by johnny depp in a disturbingly twisted. Few decades later, tim burton first saw stephen sondheims 1979 stage musical, sweeney todd. A fleet street barber recounts the story of sweeney todd, a notorious barber who in the last century murdered many customers for their money. A musical thriller with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by hugh wheeler.
Brian pope is a playwright and pop culture obsessive who has been writing for pittsburgh in the round since february of 2016. The infamous story of benjamin barker, aka sweeney todd, who sets up a barber shop in london which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow. The demon barber of fleet street written by john logan music and lyrics by stephen sondheim adapted from the stage musical sweeney todd. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street villains.
Filled with diabolical humor and extraordinary music, this eighttime tony awardwinning musical tells the tale of an exiled barbers quest to avenge the wrongs. In the victorian london, the barber benjamin barker is married to the gorgeous lucy and they have a lovely child, johanna. The demon barber of fleet street performance at studio east. According to the legend, todd was a barber with a grimy shop on fleet street.
Turning a threehour stage musical into a twohour film required some changes. Sweeney todd, one of the darkest musicals in the world, is lush, operatic, and full of soaring beauty. The demon barber of fleet street nyt critics pick directed by tim burton crime, drama, horror, musical, thriller r 1h 56m. Sweeney todd is a barber at fleet street in london. Pbs sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. Based on a 1970 play by christopher bond, this retelling of the story of the demon barber of fleet street first appeared in 1979 and boasts a the more he. It is based on the 1973 play of the same name by christopher bond. The demon barber of fleet street is a mixture of dark comedy, horror, and drama, done in the unique stylings of tim burton. Exclusive street day 17 17 anthony, now out of his sailors uniform, is walking along.
Sondheim uses his story to show the horrors and tragedies that arise when revenge takes place, and to represent the idea that even righteous. Sweeney todd s first known appearance in print was in an 1846 penny dreadful, a type of horror tale of. As those talesummarzing words sink in, one by one others arrive on the london 1875. Visit our sweeney todd site for heals of fearfilled content including an exclusive audio tour of the demon barbers london. Sweeney todd, whose real name is benjamin barker, uses his new alias to resume work in his barber shop above mrs. In victorian england, a customer steps into sweeney todds barber shop and appears never to step back out.
Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street 2007. We let you watch movies online without having to register or paying, with over 0 movies and tvseries. He was portrayed in the film by johnny depp, who also played gellert grindelwald and the wolf. It is based on the 1973 book by english author christopher bond. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street deutsches. An adaptation of the 1979 stage play of the same name by stephen sondheim and hugh wheeler, it stars johnny depp and helena bonham carter as sweeney todd and mrs. The demon barber of fleet street opens on january 25. Johnny depp and tim burton join forces again in a bigscreen adaptation of stephen sondheims awardwinning musical thriller sweeney todd.
Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows. Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to. The tale is full of obsession and revenge, which is trying to show different kinds of selfish love and the cruelness of love. The demon barber of fleet street the ballad of sweeney todd, no place like london and more. Sweeney todd opened on broadway in 1979 and in the west end in 1980. The infamous story of benjamin barker, aka sweeney todd, who sets up a barber shop in london which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his. The demon barber of fleet street quotes sweeney todd. The ghosts disappear in the cloud of dust and todd stands alone, staring at the cradle, holding his razor. For generations, scholars and historians have debated the existence of the demon barber. This dark 1979 tony awardwinner for best musical features music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and is based on the 1973 play sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street by christopher bond story.
The demon barber of fleet street often referred to simply as sweeney todd is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and a book by hugh wheeler. The demon barber of fleet street is a musical filmnoir from tim burton with his original style of bearish and abominable bugsn beetles movie. The demon barber of fleet street, the title role has been through a variety of characterizations while being constantly compared to stephen sondheims traditional stage production. An infamous tale, sweeney todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century london, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. Todd particularly despises london and everyone in it hes just arrived back after 15 years in prison, and hes thirsty to avenge those who away took his life specifically, his wife and baby daughter. The demon barber of fleet street often referred to simply as sweeney todd is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and. Tim burtons adaptation of stephen sondheims legendary musical stars johnny depp as sweeny todd, the demon butcher of fleet street. The demon barber of fleet street music and lyrics by stephen sondheim book by hugh wheeler based on a version of sweeney todd by christopher bond 18th december, 2006 page 1. The demon barber of fleet street also known simply as sweeney todd is a 2007 musical period slasher film directed by tim burton and an. With johnny depp, helena bonham carter, alan rickman, timothy spall. The demon barber of fleet street r, 1 hr 56 min drama. The demon barber of fleet street synopsis sweeney todd sets up a barber shop down in london for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, read full synopsis. Sweeney todd is a throatslasher of a motion picture.
The beauty of lucy attracts the attention of the corrupt judge turpin, who falsely accuses the barber of a crime that he did not commit and abuses lucy later after gaining. Filled with diabolical humor and extraordinary music, this eighttime tony awardwinning musical tells the tale of an exiled barber s quest to avenge the wrongs. Full of pith and grand guignol grossness, this macabre musical is perfectly helmed and highly entertaining. Edited and standardized, this volume presents the string of pearls, a 18467 penny dreadful which was the literary debut of sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. The demon barber of fleet street is a 2007 musical horror slasher film directed by tim burton. Visit our sweeney todd site for heals of fearfilled content including an exclusive audio tour of the demon barber s london. The infamous story of benjamin barker, aka sweeney todd. Lovatt and owner of a bakery below is barbershop gets rid off the bodies.
An indisputable masterpiece by americas greatest living broadway composer and lyricist, this is a heartpounding thriller set on the seedy side streets of 19 th century london. The infamous story of benjamin barker, aka sweeney todd, who sets up a barber shop down in london which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, mrs. The demon barber of fleet street 2007, based on stephen sondheims musical. The demon barber of fleet street 2007 trailer starring johnny depp.