| Actors: Ann Lynn, Patrick Mower, Philip Brack, Beth Harris, Patrick Magee Director: Tony Davenall Creators: Tony Davenall, Charles Warren, William Shakespeare Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Television Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Family Life, Television Studio: A&E Home Video Format: DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 05/31/2005 Release Year: 2005 Run Time: 1hr 50min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English |
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  | King Lear Thames Shakespeare Collection Actors: Ann Lynn, Patrick Mower, Philip Brack, Beth Harris, Patrick Magee Director: Tony Davenall Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Television NR 2005 1hr 50min When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast o... more » |
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Movie ReviewsReally 3.5 stars Dennis L. Hughes | Austin, TX USA | 06/12/2005 (3 out of 5 stars) "3 stars to me means "If you like this sort of thing, you'll like this one". It fails to get 5 stars for the following reasons: - As Patrick Mower (Edmund) notes in the included interview, Patrick Magee's (Lear) performance is "strange" (but not really bad) - No subtitles (These help me to follow Shakespearian language) - The important and interesting role of Fool is underrepresented and not played well The positives: - Mower is pretty good as Edmund - Ronald Radd is really good as Gloucester - The interview with Mower is interesting for insights into the process of creating this production and the actors involved - As Mower notes in that interview, this is a "clear reading"; It is pretty easy to understand what the characters are saying even if you don't speak Shakespearian English every day - I was truly moved by Lear, Gloucester, and Edmund at some points " Terrible version A. Bruno | 04/02/2007 (2 out of 5 stars) "The production of the play was terrible. The acting was even worse. I was going to show it to my students, but I can't show them that performance. It was pathetic. Also, there is no closed captioning. If you were thinking about getting this version, I highly recommend that you think again." More Fun to Read It Giordano Bruno | Wherever I am, I am. | 03/25/2009 (3 out of 5 stars) "The only first rate thing about this production is the diction. It's really possible to understand most of the words most of the time. That is achieved, unfortunately, by fairly deep cuts in the text which needs to be spoken.
The worst thing about it is the wretched portrayal of the Fool, whose lines are the most severely cut. Without his empathy for the Fool, the King seems merely a pathetic, vainglorious old fool himself. I have loved this play ever since I read it in junior high school, and I've never seen a production that satisfied me. I suppose I'm a tough audience. This film had one good result; it sent me back to the text to see what the director and actors had missed." |
