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This is one of the finest black and white adaptions of Shakespeare’s plays, and a masterpiece which still makes me think. In 1970, this could have been shot in colour, but the film’s cheerless mood and atmosphere was enhanced through its cinematography. King Lear is an old man ‘crawling towards death’ who gives his lands away to his daughters which gives the story its impetus, However, Paul Schofield was much younger than ‘four score and more’ in 1970 but is more convincing than other Lear’s I have seen on stage and screen, including that of Brian Blessed’s version 30 years later. Other colour adaptions have added their own strengths to this mighty play, including Olivier’s 1980s towering ITV performance. But few have managed to surpass this black and white triumph. Lear’s anger, bitterness and unrelenting descent into madness creates a despairing mood. As a result you have to watch the film several times to get the most out of it. The bleak landscape of wintery ice and snow are not merely symbolic, but glues the viewer to the dispiriting action and characterisation, from which there is no escape. Schofield’s performance is a ‘tour de force’ and a great success, although there are other good supporting roles throughout. Irene Worth as Goneril, Susan Engel as Regan stand out, but so do other cast members such as Patrick Magee, Alan Webb and Cyril Cusack. From a stage play of four hours, the film was cut to just over half its length. This meant immense editing and omissions of sub plots as well as character profiling, but the film still retains a decent shape and is thoroughly captivating throughout. Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nothing short of Excellence! Marvellous production, and superb acting from a distinguished cast. It's about what you would expect from McKellan and Co.
Really good quality. Helped me alot to actually see the characters portraying the roles from the book. Even slightly altered my perception of them. Fab