I have noticed, of course. But I didn't see Wilmer as Sherlock Holmes, though, I hope, soon I shall see.
Perhaps, you are right, and it's obvios visual quote. I don't exclude that Russian filmmakers saw these series before filming the Livanov ones. However, it may be a chance.
In any way, you found a funny curious thing.
(By the way, reviewer Charles Prepolec finds that Russian Mycroft Holmes (Boris Kluev) bears a resemblance to Basil Rathbone as Sherlock. Here is:
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Re: style of camerawork in The Hound
Date: 2008-08-31 06:55 pm (UTC)Perhaps, you are right, and it's obvios visual quote. I don't exclude that Russian filmmakers saw these series before filming the Livanov ones. However, it may be a chance.
In any way, you found a funny curious thing.
(By the way, reviewer Charles Prepolec finds that Russian Mycroft Holmes (Boris Kluev) bears a resemblance to Basil Rathbone as Sherlock. Here is:
http://holmes-caps.narod.ru/blackmail/blackmail_015.jpg
and here is the screen caps from The King of Blackmail
http://holmes-caps.narod.ru/blackmail/page_01.htm
By the way, here are screen caps from Russian The Hound of the baskervilles, if you are needed:
http://holmes-caps.narod.ru/baskervilles/page_01.htm
...from the all Livanov series:
http://holmes-caps.narod.ru/
In the case of The Murder Rooms, I'm almost sure that BBC producers saw the Livanov series and used something from it.