A presentation and discussion focusing around the character of Sherlock Holmes is being organised by Euro Media Forum and Palazzo de Piro.
Film historians believe Sherlock Holmes to be the most filmed role in history, a character so real to so many for so long that letters addressed to the ‘consulting detective’ at 221b Baker Street, London, have been arriving in the mail regularly for over a century.
When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first invented the character Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet, published in 1887, the brilliant but eccentric detective was regarded by many as the perfect hero for his age. A reasoning machine who believed in science above all, he was an ideal fit for an era of dizzying advances and ideas.
In the latest BBC incarnation, actor Benedict Cumberbatch plays a re-imagined Holmes in contemporary London. Although he now has the power of the internet and a smart phone, Holmes still needs only his formidable powers of deduction to determine, on first meeting Watson (played by Martin Freeman), that the doctor has just returned from Afghanistan.
At the discussion, Magdalena Grajcar and Luke Caruana will give an insight into the evolution of Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation from the Victorian era to the Facebook age, and examine how, whatever the century, the world’s greatest detective continues to fascinate and intrigue audiences.
The event is open to the public and the audience is invited to participate and put forward to the panel their questions, curiosities and observations. To spice up the day there will also be a Sherlock and Murder mystery quiz, with the opportunity to win prizes.
The Sherlock Holmes dis-cussion is being held next Sunday at 2pm at Palazzo de Piro, Mdina. Tickets are available for €10, and include afternoon tea. For bookings, send an e-mail to euromediaforum@gmail.com or send an SMS to 9945 4066.
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