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2007

April - Tristan + Isolde

May - Charles II: The Power and the Passion

In this scene the Duke of Buckingham drunk with imagined power and greed tests his sway over Charles. But the king's tolerance reaches only so far when Buckingham suggests that one of Charles closest advisors, Sir Edward Hyde could be a traitor. Click the above link to access the clip that takes place when Buckingham challenges the power of the king.

June - Dirty Weekend

In this scene Tim who has watched Bella from his window and phoned her with threats goes from a mere peeping tom to a full-fledged stalker. Rufus will scare you to death in one of his earliest roles. CAUTION: This clip may not be suitable for all viewers.

July - At Sachem Farm

In this clip, Ross in his own sweet blind fashion tries to convince Kendle that the manganese mine he would like to purchase with the proceeds from the sale of his Uncle Cullen's wine collection will not only allow them to marry but will cure his life long string of bad luck investments.

August - The Honest Courtesan

In this clip Marco, grown tired of waiting for Veronica to choose him as one of her lovers and pricked by her threatening confrontation at sword point with his cousin, decides he's waited long enough and pays a visit to her rooms to encourge her decision in his favor.

September - Shakespeare Retold: The Taming of the Shrew

Katherine Minola needs a husband and the cross-dressing, down on his luck Earl of Charlbury needs someone to pay his back taxes. What ensues may be one of the wackiest and most passionate courtships ever put on film. Click the link above to access the clip that takes place in the church on the day of their wedding when Katherine discovers that she may be getting more than she bargained for.

October - The Video Birthday Tribute

October 29 was Rufus' 40th Birthday and the fans put together a little tribute. You can link to all of that hard work here. We've got music videos, artwork, songs and poetry, as well as wallpapers to make your eyes pop. Click on the link above to get started. Caution - we've got more than one page.         

November/December - The Woodlanders

Grace Melbury returned from boarding school and promised to Giles Winterbourne, has been told by her father that she's to wed more fitting to her station. In this scene she tells Giles that their childhood romance is finished and she is set to marry Dr. FitzPiers. You can also find a short clip of Rufus reading The Woodlanders on our Audio Page.

2008

January - Twenty-One

No one can resist Bobby, least of all Katie. He's sweet, guileless and hiding a deep dark secret--an addiction to heroin that has taken over his life. In this clip after Katie helps Bobby score, she patiently waits while he gets his fix in the toilet of a nearby pub.

February - Carrington

Mark Gertler has had enough. His romance with painter Dora Carrington is on the rocks. Embarrassed, humiliated and smarting from his failed bid to win her from Lytton Strachey, drunk, he chooses to confront her at a party full of their mutual friends. 

March - The Honest Courtesan

Marco, shares a romantic moonlit confession and a heartfelt kiss with Veronica as they float along in a gondola through the canals of Venice.

April - In a Savage Land

Mick camps under a banana leaf in the jungle in the rain after setting Evelyn up in a hut with the tribe he has taken her to study. An attack of conscience pricks Evelyn and she invites him in out of the wet.

May - Charles II: The Power and the Passion

Charles has just been told, his queen Catherine has miscarried their only heir and may not survive the night. In her delirium, Catherine shares how heavily her inabilty to give him a son has weighed upon her and Charles in turn shares what has become a very deep affection between them.