Senate house, university of london, malet street with regime change underway, the films settings become increasingly austere, typified by the cold but stylish bunker of the newlycrowned king, which is senate house, part of the university of london, malet street, in bloomsbury behind. Strangers and strange lands in shakespeares richard ii. Richard gets a murderer to do the deed, but turns on buckingham for his insubordination. Helen mirren in the 2003 movie calendar girls about womens institute members who. With andrew marr, razia iqbal, mark rylance, john mcenery. Gielgud went on to play john of gaunt in the 1978 bbc film richard ii. Restyling the vicious richard iii as a 1930s fascist dictator, its the story of a ruthless prince who will spill any amount of blood to seize the english throne.
Mark rylances allmale company performs shakespeares tragedy in an authentic elizabethan production from the globe includes behind the scenes footage and discussion with corin redgrave, zoe. It was also only the second film at the time to surpass the billiondollar. The film like the stage production before it updates the setting to 1930sera england, creating an alternate history where richard. With fiona shaw, graham crowden, richard bremmer, david lyon. Nov 24, 20 john of gaunts famous sceptered isle speech, from four different filmed performances of richard ii. Richard, gaunt says, will end up eating england herself. His richard is vile and without merit, universally loathed, loathing himself. Richard iii is a 1995 film adaptation of the play by william shakespeare, directed by richard loncraine and starring ian mckellen. The life and death of king richard the second, commonly called richard ii, is a history play by. K enneth tynan once referred to an embarrassment of richards. He tells bolingbroke that although he is not his father, bolingbroke is nevertheless his heir, and hell willingly give him whatever he wants. It was also the second film to surpass the billiondollar milestone after titanic in 1997. Allmale casts notes notes interactive features the red button on a digital handset provided a subtitled running commentary from variety critic matt woolf, and members of the audience were interviewed about their expectations for the evening. No film version for cinema release has ever been made.
Reading for segue series at the zinc bar, october 4, 2014. And so many fine actors have played the lead role, its difficult to pick out a. Having helped his brother king edward iv cedric hardwicke take the throne of england, the jealous hunchback richard, duke of york laurence olivier, plots to seize power for himself. Directing his first film since 1998s lethal weapon 4, richard donner helmed this bigbudget adaptation of michael crichtons novel of the same name. Vimeo on demand press conference for once every day at the 50th new york film festival, 2012. Ian mckellens deadpan and deadly richard was a 1930s patrician, exploiting fascism in order to rise to power. John of gaunts famous sceptered isle speech, from four different filmed performances of richard ii. Richard jewell is the victim and the film pays tribute to injustice. Upon the death of edward iii, the 10yearold richard succeeded to the throne. Four people stand in his way his brothers clarence and king edward, and edwards two young sons. The play opens with a dispute between henry bolingbroke, duke of hereford, and thomas mowbray, duke of norfolk. Richard iii opened at the leicester square theatre on december, 1955, with queen elizabeth ii and prince philip attending the premiere.
Ralph fiennes and linus roache as richard ii and bolingbroke. Richard ii tells the story of richards rivalry with his cousin bolingbroke, which ends in king richard ii losing his crown and his life for young people of all ages, this play is a brilliant way to look at the qualities of a good leader or king in comparing the two men fighting for the crown. The play background plot summary modern productions written in 1594 first play of shakespeares second tetralogy very popular when written controvercial the royal shakespeare company 1815 1973 2007 today hollow crown pbs series the man born in 67 becomes king very young. Renaissance films plc, in association with the bbc and curzon film distributors.
The incompetent king richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king. Richard ii is the king of england with the ego and greed to not only control his subjects but also take control of state property in order to make himself and the palace much wealthier. Richard ii becomes dictatorial with age, which is abuse of power, though he is rather young when he falls, and henry iv is rather hesitant and lacks determination at the end of the play, at the beginning of his reign, and shakespeare shows how the clergy and some nobles are plotting in the wings, behind the back of the king. In 2005, he will step down from 10 years as the artistic director of the globe. Crisp and clear opening credits to laurence oliviers 1955 adaptation of shakespeares richard iii, starring olivier, john gielgud and ralph richardson, adapted by olivier and alan dent view the tcmdb entry for richard iii 1955. Consumed with pride and ego, richard is a selfacclaimed ruler who fails to follow the right order to ascension in power. Read act 3, scene 3 of shakespeares richard ii, sidebyside with a translation into modern english.
Leni riefenstahl started and stopped more films during the war, but didnt complete any nor did she accept any more assignments for documentaries. Richard ii, 671400, king of england 7799 son of edward, prince of wales. This production formed the basis of a film, directed by richard loncraine in 1995. Richard ii is a 2012 british television film based on william shakespeares play of the same name. She filming tiefland lowlands, a return to the romantic mountain film style, before world war ii ended, but she was unable to complete the editing and other postproduction work. Liner notes include plot synopsis and complete cast list. A more didactic, schematic filmmaker might have exploited the storys upscale social milieu to score some obvious points about the moral bankruptcy and latent savagery of the ruling class.
It is the first of four television adaptations of shakespeares second history tetralogy commissioned by bbc two under the series title the hollow crown. Complete walk consists of 37 speciallymade 10 minute short films. Director rupert goold and his design team create a painterly and poetic film and ben whishaw is terrific as a soft, selfaborbed and weak but still likeable king. Elizabeth, edwards widow, makes richard believe that she agrees to the match. King richard ii is the son of the black prince richard ii was the first among the kings of england who was initiated into the order of the garter. Derek jacobi king richard, john gielgud john of gaunt, jon finch henry bolingbroke, wendy hiller. Richard ii film complet streaming, richard ii streaming complet vf, richard ii film streaming vf complet hd, voir richard ii streaming courir ou mourir streaming films illimites avec soustitres francais. It is based on the life of king richard ii of england ruled 7799 and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the henriad, followed by three plays concerning richards successors. Shakespeares richard ii opens in the court of king richard ii in coventry, where a dispute between henry bolingbroke, the son of john of gaunt, and thomas mowbray, the duke of norfolk, is to be resolved by a tournament. Apr 03, 2016 richard ii doesnt match the juicy intrigue or propulsive action of some of the other history plays, despite its beheadings, betrayals and climactic regicide. Film musicals include the young ones 1961 and summer holiday 1962 2. Streaming film vf, streaming vk, streaming film vostfr. But my favourite richard is the most vulnerable of them all. It doesnt matter if you are left wing or right wing.
Jan 24, 20 gielgud went on to play john of gaunt in the 1978 bbc film richard ii. Nov 29, 2010 meryl streep presenting an honorary oscar to peter otoole, whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters 75th academy awards in 2003. Directed by richard loncraine, the film costars annette bening, kristin scott thomas, jim broadbent, robert downey, jr. The second entry in the bbc television shakespeare cycle, richard ii bbc, tx. Richard synonyms, richard pronunciation, richard translation, english dictionary definition of richard.
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Richard iii, 145285, king of england 148385, younger brother of edward iv edward iv, 144283, king of england 146170, 147183, son of richard, duke of york. Richard, in fact, may not have been entirely evil at all, but as john ford has a character say many years later, when the legend becomes fact, print the legend. According to shakespeares presentation, a true king could be developed only in the presence of love. It was based on an acclaimed royal national theatre stage production by richard eyre that also starred mckellen. It currently ranks as the 24thhighestgrossing film of all time, unadjusted for inflation. Though the story remains faithful to shakespeares play about the ambitious and twisted richard of gloucester, the films setting is. Richard ii live from the globe british universities film. Richard ii doesnt match the juicy intrigue or propulsive action of some of the other history plays, despite its beheadings, betrayals and climactic regicide. Richard s father edward, prince of wales, died in 76, leaving richard as heir apparent to his grandfather, king edward iii.
Richard iii is the 1995 film adaptation of the shakespeare play starring ian mckellen as the title character. Jan 30, 2014 ralph fiennes and linus roache as richard ii and bolingbroke, 2000. Sep 07, 2003 with andrew marr, razia iqbal, mark rylance, john mcenery. Comment streaming des richard ii gratuitement et 100% legal. Richard ii richard ii, the first of the four history plays that make up shakespeares henriad is given a gorgeous, sumptuous treatment in the bbc hollow crown series.
Now richardconveniently a widower after the suspicious demise of annemakes a ploy to marry the late king edwards daughter, his niece. Richard reaches out to his uncle, york, who is weeping, and asks him to dry his eyes, since tears will do no good. Richard, the deformed duke of gloucester, lies, murders and cheats his way to the throne of england as he systematically slaughters his enemies, allies and family. So onebyone, richard has them removed, blind to anything except his ambition. The incompetent richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king. Richard ii and richard ii by nick gabriele on prezi. Richard ii subjects drama keywords shakespeare, william 15641616. Though the story remains faithful to shakespeares play about the ambitious and twisted. Although the film quality isnt the best, this is a rare recording of the mens companys 2003 performance at shakespeares globe theatre in bankside, london. Film television people history education tours help.
With richard iii, laurence olivieras director, producer, and startransfigures shakespeares great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of machiavellian villainy. Bolingbroke has accused mowbray of treason, and the two of them exchange insults in the presence of king richard. The kings cousin bolingbroke and mowbray are arguing over some earlier disputes they have had in the past. It was directed and produced by laurence olivier, who also played the lead role. Stage history richard iii royal shakespeare company. Crisp and clear opening credits to laurence oliviers 1955 adaptation of shakespeares richard iii, starring olivier, john gielgud and ralph richardson, adapted by olivier and alan dent. Featuring many noted shakespearean actors, including a quartet of actors who later became knights, the film depicts richard plotting.
Richard iii movie article about richard iii movie by. I hope the film is vindicated during awards season because i think some of the media injustice, manufactured overblown controversy is damaging the film. Richard iii is a 1955 british technicolor film adaptation of william shakespeares historical play of the same name, also incorporating elements from his henry vi, part 3. After attempts to reconcile them fail, richard orders them to take part in a traditional chivalric trial by combat. With derek jacobi, john gielgud, jon finch, wendy hiller. Richard ii was directed by rupert goold, who adapted the screenplay with ben power.
Leni riefenstahls career included work as a dancer, actress, film producer, director, and also a photographer, but the rest of leni riefenstahls career was shadowed by her history as a documentary maker for germanys third reich in the 1930s. The first act begins with king richard sitting majestically on his throne in full. The life and death of king richard the second, commonly called richard ii, is a history play by william shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. As the wars of the roses rage on around him, his mind and his power start to disintegrate, until his final deadly encounter with the duke of richmond at the battle of bosworth. Edwin booth as iago, fulllength portrait, standing. The twentieth century provided the setting for richard eyres successful production at the national theatre in 1990. With filming complete on richard ii, henry v will be the next film in the series to go into production, followed by henry iv in the new year. Richard definition of richard by the free dictionary. The character development of richard ii follows a personal view of the king in which his mannerisms on the throne, despite his ability to rule, led him to become a tragic hero. By the way, shakespeare wrote romeo and juliet around the same time he whipped up richard ii. Henry compares richard to a cormorant, a greedy bird known for eating fish whole.