Bad reviews for Despite the falling snow

"...directed by Sharim Sharif and adapted by the director from her own 2004 novel. It features laborious acting and directing, and a screenplay whose revelations are uninteresting, even were they not guessable long in advance.
Whatever potential subtlety and complexity we are promised does not materialise — only hammy airport-bestseller histrionics, and the whole movie sometimes seems submerged in a kind of cold-tea sepia look, appropriate to its historical background. "
The Guardian

"...an old-fashioned, espionage-tinged romance that might be more at home on ITV3 than the big screen.
Empireonline

"... Sarif’s very mawkish and novelettish melodrama...For all its invocations of Russian history, this is a glorified telenovela at heart.

The Independant

".... It’s told in two distinct timelines, both of which mirror one another in a rather clunky manner. One is a rather shallow portrait of the ‘50s Cold War era – marred by dodgy CGI snow, obvious green-screen and unconvincing sets - while the ‘90s segment plays out at-best like a mediocre late afternoon TV drama.
The National

"....It’s all so brightly lit, and presented in an amateur way – with stilted dialogue, and such clumsy staging. The poor supporting cast do not help matters, turning would could be a great film, into a pastiche of an 80s soap opera – and let’s face it, nobody wants that

Heyuguy

"... And yet, and yet. It just doesn’t work. Dance is typically great and so is Ferguson, but they’re surrounded by cringe-worthy performances.

Thetimes.uk

"... And clocking in at a lean 93 minutes, there’s simply not enough time for ‘Despite the Falling Snow’ to become the poignant love story it wants to be.

Time Out

 

"...As much of a misfire as Criminal is, it’s preferable to Despite the Falling Snow (*), a dreary, incompetently plotted and flatly directed

Scotsman

Charles in 2006...about Samuel Beckett

http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/

An RTÉ News report by broadcast on 14 April 2006 

http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/

I have come somewhat late in life to your work, better late than never and I hope I’ll be around for a good few years yet that I can delve into your work...

Penelope Wilton, David Kelly, Michael Gambon and Gate Director John McColgan pose for photographs with Beckett’s birthday cake decorated with marzipan Godot boots.

Rebecca Fergusson about Mr Dance

Rebecca Ferguson Exclusive Interview - Despite the Falling Snow  
at : 02: 07 mn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO_Wx3xI1m8#t=129

Charles will be at the East European Comic Con 2016...in Romania

English actor Charles Dance, who embodies Tywin Lannister, the cruel, unscrupulous father of Cersei, Jamie and Tyron brothers from the "Game of Thrones" series is expected to Romania to attend East European Comic Con, an event due at Romexpo during May 27-29.
East Comic con is the largest event dedicated to the fans of games, films and comics in Eastern Europe
http://www.romaniajournal.ro/actor-charles-dance-to-attend-east-european-comic-con-in-bucharest/

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Interview with actress Maria Valverde

http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/

                                         

"Fotos para la revista británica #luncheonmagazine de @mariavalverde con el actor #CharlesDance ♡"

from : https://twitter.com/MariaValverdARG

 

from : http://mariavalverde.com.br/category/eventos/

https://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.com/

Despite the falling snow : behind the scene

http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/

 

http://www.heyuguys.com/despite-the-falling-snow-featurette/

Mags from the past and the Magus promo pics

http://aboutactorcharlesdance.blogspot.fr/

 

with Tom Burke and Hayley Atwell

listen an extract here :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07419gj