"And Death Shall Have No Dominion" by Dylan Thomas

Peter Capaldi recites Dylan Thomas' "And Death Shall Have No Dominion" as part of the BBC's adaptation of Denise Mina's "Field of Blood" (2011)
Dead mean naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.

[@MsPea]

I think this is Capaldi's finest minute of acting. He shows Dr. Pete's pain and regret so beautifully. Very moving and so authentic. You can sense the sorrow in his face and his eyes. Heartbreaking.

[@rubewaddell1704]

Absolutely. Beautiful words written by Dylan Thomas.

[@jamieteal2107]

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[@joestraw12]

A relaxed delivery and as every ounce of emotional outpouring is expelled, we see the work imagined creatively from the liquid in the glass. Great work!

[@AshLuvsJonnyStew]

OK so I've seen this now and this scene has so much more emotional impact when seen in context with the rest of the film. Brilliant performance from Peter Capaldi!

[@Vyomesh839]

Oh god, his Doctor is going to be AMAZING

[@pamelaadam9207]

And he was

[@Songguy1985]

This comment aged veeery well :D

[@elijahjackson505]

The series is called Field of Blood

[@missrhlittlewhite7878]

remontant🌹

[@missrhlittlewhite7878]

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[@AshLuvsJonnyStew]

This is from a TV movie right? In the UK? We never get the good stuff like this over here in the States :(

[@robertlewis4216]

I think DT would have thoroughly approved

[@Commanderd2007]

God don't watch this after last night's episode of The Thick Of It...depression ahoy

[@therock005]

Το ζησε μονος του

[@donastefanatos6137]

Ειμαστε ολοι σαν ενα

[@kevinastraw]

Of course death shall have no dominion, there can be no dominion over a dead corpse. The religious have to get out of the idea that beyond life there is another life. The thought is exceedingly attractive but without any evidence whatsoever that it is true. If we live after death it is within those whom we knew in the world, and that is why it is far more important to get that right than sing hymns and utter prayers in pursuit of a ridiculous idea of heaven. How can we know that anything is eternal? Even God cannot know he is eternal. We use the word as a sop to our fear of death but it is meaningless.