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Shakespeares richard ii presents a momentous struggle between richard ii and his cousin henry bolingbroke. The film adapts the plays story and characters to a setting based on 1930s britain, with richard depicted as a fascist plotting to usurp the throne. Ill put my hand on this side of it, and you put yours on the other. The incompetent king richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king. His evil reputation, perpetuated by shakespeares richard iii, was shaped at least in part by the efforts of tudor propagandists to justify henry viis own usurpation. The film occupies the entire first disc, which also provides a supplemental commentary by playwright and stage director russell lees. Apr 02, 2020 richard i, duke of aquitaine from 1168 and of poitiers from 1172 and king of england, duke of normandy, and count of anjou 118999. It sets the play in an england of an alternate timeline, which clearly evokes 1930s fascism. This reimagining of shakespeares crookback king relocates the story in 1930 and features an indelible star turn for ian mckellen as the monstrous and magnetic king. Complete summary of william shakespeares richard iii.

It is the first of four television adaptations of shakespeares. With derek jacobi, john gielgud, jon finch, wendy hiller. Watch the full film adaptation of richard ii from the hollow crown. Richard ii, born january 6, 67, bordeaux francedied february 1400, pontefract, yorkshire now in west yorkshire, england, king of england from 77 to 99. The two largest north american theater festivalsosf in ashland, oregon and the stratford festival in canadahave averaged around one production every decade, significantly less than henry v and richard iii, the two most common. 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. Deformed in body and twisted in mind, richard is both the central character and the villain of the play. The twentieth century provided the setting for richard eyres successful production at the national theatre in 1990. Continue your study of richard ii with these useful links. Richard iii, the most notorious of shakespeares kings, manipulates his way through the court on a ruthless. The hollow crown s01 ep01 richard ii part 02 hd watch. Ive agreed to give up my royal garments, made nobility common, and made a master a slave. Directed by rupert goold with ben whishaw as richard ii and patrick stewart, rory kinnear, david morrissey and david suchet. These comments are extremely useful in giving the historical background for the many characters in richard iii.

The incompetent king richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke. According to shakespeares presentation, a true king could be developed only in the presence of love. Streaming film vf, streaming vk, streaming film vostfr. With fiona shaw, graham crowden, richard bremmer, david lyon. Richard of bordeaux was the younger son of edward, prince of wales, and joan, countess of kent. Oliviers performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother edwards crown through a murderous set of machinations. King richard ii is a 1954 american film directed by george schaefer for the hallmark television playhouse tv series. And he surrounds himself with a royal supporting cast, which includes ralph. This was another tape that had deteriorated too much to digitize. Ian mckellens deadpan and deadly richard was a 1930s patrician, exploiting fascism in order to rise to power.

James norton and dominic rowan star as richard ii and henry bolingbroke in an extract from the complete walk a free, interactive celebration of shakespeares plays music by bjarte eike. Richard iii movie article about richard iii movie by. And if i look at myself, i see just as great a traitor. Live from the globe full movie in hd visit movie 231997 a performance of shakespeares richard ii. From executive producer sam mendes, king richard ii tells the classic story of murder and. Enter king richard ii, john of gaunt, with other nobles and attendants king richard ii old john of gaunt, timehonourd lancaster, hast thou, according to thy oath and band, brought hither henry hereford thy bold son, here to make good the boisterous late appeal, which then our leisure would not let us. Apr 08, 2014 k enneth tynan once referred to an embarrassment of richards. David tennant in richard ii tennant is at his mercurial best in these scenes, which are also where the production summons full strength.

Richard ii a fascinating and significant production british theatre guide rich the bardathon deborah warners staging of richard ii with fiona shaw as the king stirred up a significant critical controversy when it was presented in 1995 at the national theatre, and then later in salzburg and paris. A broadcast on bbc4 of shakespeares richard ii live from the globe theatre, london. A miniseries of adaptations of shakespeares history plays. Rent richard iii 1955 starring cedric hardwicke and nicholas hannen on dvd and bluray.

Laurence olivier directs himself in this portion of his stirring delivery of richard gloucesters famous speech in shakespeares richard iii, 1955. Stage history richard iii royal shakespeare company. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. This is my favourite shakespeare play and the first that i saw at the globe theatre. Ben whishaw stars as the king, alongside a phenomenal cast including rory kinnear. The tragedy of richard ii by william shakespeare youtube. But even so, i can see a group of traitors in front of me. Dec 25, 2016 richard iii is the third of three parts in the hollow crown. The hollow crown s01 ep01 richard ii part 02 hd stream watch the hollow crown s01 ep01 richard ii part 02 online watch the hollow crown s01 ep01 richard ii part 02 online stream. See a complete list of the characters in richard ii. The tragedy of king richard ii synopsis king richard asks his uncle john of gaunt to bring his son henry bolingbroke cousin of richard, also called the duke of.

That series was shot on videotape instead of film, and of course in the 1970s and 80s there was no such thing as high definition tape. Richard ii, written around 1595, is the first play in shakespeares second history tetralogy, a series of four plays that chronicles the rise of the house of lancaster to the british throne. 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. James norton and dominic rowan star as richard ii and henry bolingbroke in an extract from the complete walk a free, interactive. Then cursed she hastings, then cursed she buckingham, 1935 then cursed she richard. A murderous lust for the british throne sees richard iii ian mckellen descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, england is torn by civil war, split between the. The visual style was mesmerizing to the point of being hypnotic. Telecharger richard ii film complet en francais vf hd 1997. The five quarto editions that appeared between 1597 and 1615, however, all called the play the tragedie of king richard the second, and it has been as a tragedy that most critics since that time have approached it. Richard was the last of the yorkist kings, and, in retrospect, his death ended the wars of the roses roses, wars of the. Ben whishaw stars as the titular richard ii of england. Richard ii was directed by rupert goold, who adapted the screenplay with ben power. His intelligence, political brilliance, and dazzling use of.

Bloom thought sir ian mckellen was the greatest richard iii he had ever seen, and richard loncraines 1995 film is based on mckellens famous 1990 national theater performance. A sumptuous and startling television film, this richard ii offers a unique interpretation of shakespeares tale of a monarchs downfall. Set in a 1940s fictional england, richard of gloucester plots with several advisers to murder his own brother, setting his own course to the throne. The film is steeped in an impressive collage of imagery from the period, and its constant barrage of information is delivered deftly and with a great attention for detail. An ambitious ruler with a lofty conception of the royal office, he was deposed by his cousin henry bolingbroke because of his arbitrary and factional rule early years. Richard iii is a modern version of shakespeares play about a man willing to commit any crime in order to be king. If youre looking for a compelling portrait of british royalty, try ian mckellen and richard loncraines gutsy, 30sset adaptation. Or worthily, as a good subject should, on some known ground of treachery in him. It starred actor maurice evans, who also adopted the teleplay from the original work by william shakespeare. Laurence olivier was the director, coscreenwriter with alan dent, and star of this robust adaptation of shakespeares drama, which, as bruce eder has written, was the final, crowning glory of the british studio system and the end of the great cycle of british films aimed at international audiences.

A story of power and plotting, richard ii is the first of shakespeares four plays about the house of lancaster. Brand new harry potter complete 8 film collection dvd, 2011, 8disc set. Richard ii is a 2012 british television film based on william shakespeares play of the same name. After further military adventures, however, he contracted dysentery in spain in. This production formed the basis of a film, directed by richard loncraine in 1995. Richard ii bbc2, saturday the first of four new productions of shakespeares history plays came derek jacobi on richard ii. It was an original practices production with an allmale cast. Olivier is diabolically captivating as richard, duke of gloucester, who, through a series of murderous machinations, steals the crown from his brother edward. When the disk arrived, i was relieved to find that it was indeed about richard ii. It is the first of four television adaptations of shakespeares second history tetralogy commissioned by bbc two under the series title the hollow crown. As near as i could sift him on that argument, on some apparent danger seen in him 15 aimd at your highness, no inveterate malice. I feel very lucky that i was able to record this from the tv as it is not available for purchase. The complete history of world war ii is a finely researched treatment of one of historys costliest and most consequential conflicts.

Richard ii, set around the year 98, traces the fall from power of the last king of the house of plantagenet, richard ii, and his replacement. Edward, eldest son of edward iii and heir apparent to the throne of england, had distinguished himself as a military commander in the early phases of the hundred years war, particularly in the battle of poitiers in 56. 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. Richard iii was defeated in battle by henry tudor, marking the end of the plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of tudor rule, which lasted until queen elizabeth i died childless in 1603.

The first film in the series is richard ii, directed by rupert goold who also adapted the play with ben power. Jan 24, 20 announcing that david tennant would be playing richard ii for the rsc later this year, director gregory doran said the actor who played hamlet for the company in 2008 had the necessary verse. The incompetent king richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and. Ive made a king a subject and made the richest the poorest. Richard the second is a 2001 american film adaptation of william shakespeares richard ii, directed by john farrell production history. Farrell used fort strong, an abandoned post american civil warera fort on long island an island in boston harbor, as the location for this production. I just finished watching the first film, richard ii, in the hollow crown series. 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. Regarder movie 228780 telecharger movie 228780 telecharger richard ii uptobox francais film complet. David tennant stars as the doomed richard ii in greg dorans criticallyacclaimed royal shakespeare company production, available for the first time online across the world. Deborah warners staging of richard ii with fiona shaw as the king stirred up a significant critical controversy when it was presented in 1995 at the national theatre, and then later in salzburg and paris.

He is evil, corrupt, sadistic, and manipulative, and he will stop at nothing to become king. Richard ii ii richard ii was one of the ten plays which the editors of the first folio designated histories. His knightly manner and his prowess in the third crusade 118992 made him a popular king in his own time as well as the hero of countless romantic legends. But the dvd is a very good copy of the original bbc production. Read a plot overview of the entire play or a scene by scene summary and analysis. Richard iii 1995 stream and watch online moviefone.

David tennant played the title role of richard ii in this production which was filmed at the royal shakespeare theatre in stratforduponavon on wednesday th november 20. 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. Now margarets curse is falln upon our heads, for standing by when richard stabbd her son. A day before it was scheduled to be posted online, the bbc website have uploaded the filmed production of david tennant in richard ii. In the presence of king richard, henry bolingbroke who would eventually be henry iv accuses thomas mowbray duke of norfolk of embezzling crown funds and of plotting the death of his uncle, the duke of gloucester. With richard iii, laurence olivieras director, producer, and startransfigures shakespeares great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of machiavellian villainy. The fort lacked electricity and farrells production used torchlight to illuminate the. Tell me, moreover, hast thou sounded him, 10 if he appeal the duke on ancient malice. 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.

Richard iiis dna throws up infidelity surprise bbc news. Among those who recognised its originality and strengths was the critic paul taylor. There are few film representations of this play only 2 it seems. Season 41 episode 1 3m 15s in this scene, king richard, played by ben whishaw, relinquishes the crown to henry bolingbroke. Richard ii is a play by william shakespeare that was first performed in 1597. Richard also called the duke of gloucester, and eventually crowned king richard iii. 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. And so many fine actors have played the lead role, its difficult to pick out a personal favourite. Complete 8 film collection dvd, 2011, 8disc set 5 out of 5 stars. 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. In richard iii, director, producer, and star laurence olivier brings shakespeares masterpiece of machiavellian villainy to ravishing cinematic life. Richard ii live from the globe british universities film. Watch richard ii full movie in hd visit movie 228780 richard ii richard ii full movie watch online richard ii full english ful. Oliviers performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother edwards crown through a murderous set.

Rent richard iii 1955 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. 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 richard s successors. With anton lesser, simon russell beale, tom georgeson, john mackay. Richard ii subjects drama keywords shakespeare, william 15641616. Richard iii is a 1995 british film adaptation of william shakespeares play of the same name, directed by richard loncraine. Complete walk consists of 37 speciallymade 10 minute short films. Richard ii tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Now this golden crown looks like a well that has two buckets, and raising one causes the other to drop and fill up. Richard ii 1997 full movie download full hd youtube. The incompetent richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king.