This is BY FAR the greatest Shakespeare on screen that I have ever seen, which is saying a lot! A great watch for anyone who likes Shakespeare, or those required to watch his works. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Fantastic and a real ground breaking series in terms of a modernisation and reinterpretation of the Histories, without reducing poor Shakespeare to a ranting nonsense of modern day costume or Henry as Hitler.
Like in Romeo & Juliet it was not until I was studying sword fighting that I came to fully appreciate " Tibalt: The prince of Cats" when I learned that there is a strike you can perform with the thin bladed Rapier called a "scratch".
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Shakespeare has never been more approachable, engaging, compelling, and enjoyable.
A little too politically correct, mediocre script and poor casting. Henry IV Part II is my favorite for the ending.
This is how Tibalt was able to stab Marcucio with Romeo standing between the two combatants. I can honestly say that the Richard II was the most brilliant production I have ever seen. Testez. Recomendable.
Director Rupert Goold and his design team create a painterly and poetic film and Ben Whishaw is terrific as a soft, self-aborbed and weak but still like-able king. The scenery and sets - a lot filmed on location - are breathtakingly beautiful and really add an authentic feel to the historical plays. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I am up to Henry IV Part 2, having watched 3 episodes in one night once started!
Richard II, the first of the four history plays that make up Shakespeare’s Henriad is given a gorgeous, sumptuous treatment in the BBC Hollow Crown series.
"Richard II" is almost all dialogue, light on action or strong passions, and it is all Ben Whishaw's.
I was very engrossed in all episodes but was completely entranced by Benedict Cumberbatch's Richard III, a truly evil man.
I am no expert on Shakespeare, but I've seen a good few productions over the years and I'm keen to see more of his plays.d I think these have been put together very intelligently as regards adaptation (a lot is cut, I know, and I think some scenes are re-ordered too), direction and above all, acting. The actors breathe new life into characters I have never considered very seriously before. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. A continuation of the BAFTA-award winning adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays entitled The Hollow Crown, this compelling three-part series covers the widely-recognized period of internal strife within Britain known as The Wars of the Roses, and depicts one of Shakespeare's most notorious anti-heroes emerging under the guise of Richard III. Knowing this makes his pleads of " My Kingdom for a horse!!" Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. After the death of Edward IV, Richard's path to the throne is clear, except for the Princes in the Tower. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. God knows, in the last few years, the BBC has been on the receiving end of a lot of sound kickings, on a lot of fronts. It seems easy to understand Shakepearean English when it's spoken like this, and I shall probably read and watch other productions for comparison now that my interest has been renewed. "The Hollow Crown" is BBC's magnificent filming of the Shakespeare's second Henriad (Richard II with Henry IV's rise to power, Henry IV, parts I and II, and Henry V).
There are astonishing performances from an extremely strong cast, who speak the dense blank verse without affectation or theatricality, as if nothing else could express the full depth of the passions that move them. Richard II (Ben Whishaw), led astray by flatterers, learns all too soon "Divine Right" offers no protection when one so alienates. It might be a good idea to do the further plays of Henry VI, parts 1-3 and Richard III. Shakespeare's epic yet intimate plays are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. Great acting but...….definitely not for me. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.