Richard III

Another indulgence, but after all, Richard is theatre, literature and cinema’s quintessential anti-hero, and never more so than in Olivier’s gloriously all-out performance, the complete antithesis of his Henry V.

I don’t really have anything to say about it (I’m obsessed with the character, the play, this film, even Al Pacino’s documentary about the play, Looking For Richard), so I’ll just stick in this:

(The opening speech from Richard III, only about halfway through he segues into an extract from Henry VI Part 3, Act III, Scene II – It wasn’t until I actually read the play that I realised this, particularly as the Ian McKellen film version has a similar conceit, stealing just the “I can smile, and murder whilst I smile” line.)

I saw:

  • 23/08/07, 2.30pm: Richard III (Filmhouse 1 EIFF)

Posted on 23rd August, 2007 at 6:00pm in media and tagged with , , , , , .

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