King Lear
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Movie Reviews of King Lear
Movie Review: Bloody amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
When you consider the physical condition Olivier was in, his performance is pretty damn good. The supporting cast are mostly excellent, with Diana Rigg a standout as a venal, vicious, voracious, yet strangely feline and alluring Regan, and Dorothy Tutin not far behind as a grabby and lustful Goneril. Leo McKern is the definitive Gloucester.Movie Review: What can I say?
Summary: 5 Stars
What can I say? This version of "King Lear" was absolutely perfect.
Minimal scenery to be sure, but that left me to actually SEE and HEAR Shakespeare and the inimitable Mr. Olivier without the any trappings.
Marvelous production! A "must see" for Shakespeare enthusiasts.
Movie Review: Phenomenal
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely amazing! The best production of King Lear or any other Shakespeare play I've seen. Sir Laurence Olivier is perfect. John hurt is amazing. The only weak actree is Diana Riggs who gives a too self-conscious performance. Five glorious stars!Movie Review: a royal pleasure
Summary: 5 Stars
I gave this film to a Shakespeare loving friend as a birthday gift. She loved it.Movie Review: you WILL cry
Summary: 4 Stars
This is not the best Lear, or the most complete, but it's the one I use in my classroom because Olivier's performance is so accessible and moving. His final scene makes you marvel at the emotional power an actor at the end of his career could muster -- and almost allows you to forget "The Betsy"! The supporting actors are very good, particularly Diana Rigg as Regan and John Hurt as an empathetic Fool. The language is crystal clear and the neolithic-Britain setting gives a better sense of the historical context for this legend than do the many modern-dress updates.