King Lear Streaming
Mardi, avril 27th, 2010 |
King Lear Streaming.
Movie Title: King Lear King Lear is available for streaming or downloading. |
Now a celebrity, courtesy of Bilbo Baggins (the keepcase to this King Lear DVD bills him as “of the Lord of the Rings”), Ian Holm was a mammoth actor long before he was Bilbo. On this DVD he delivers a Lear on a par with the twentieth century’s greatest, including Olivier’s. But the excellence of this version results not honest from one bravura performance, but from an intelligently conceived reach to the play, seamlessly executed by a competent, superbly chosen cast. Of innovative productions there is no kill, but what a rarity, and what a joy, when innovation comes across as deeply authentic, rooted in the text and the humanity of the play, as if the unique pick had always been there, concealed in the text, waiting for centuries to be discovered. One can argue whether Lear should be presented as a “psychological” drama of broken family relationships, and I have mixed feelings about the approach; but if, as our leading Shakespeare critic maintains, Shakespeare “invented” our idea of human nature, then surely this advance should be tried. And it works to perfection here. Goneril and Regan, the “dreadful daughters,” evolve into monsters of pure atrocious, but along the device we scrutinize, via some distinguished facial expressions that play particularly well on the petite camouflage, flashes of the agonizing distress and harm that their overbearing father has inflicted on them. This is legal also of Cordelia, the “noble” daughter; all these daughters are visibly tormented in the presence of their father, though Cordelia overcomes her past through savor and forgiveness. What keeps this from being the greatest Lear on video is that the text is heavily abridged. Those who know the play will have grief escaping the occasional feeling that they are trapped in a “60 Second Lear” from Tom Stoppard or the Reduced Shakespeare Company. The greatest of Shakespeare’s lines remain, but how great greater they are when they emerge from his larger linguistic context. At points the cutting even confuses the status. One gets no hint from this version that the “bedlam” Edgar is only feigning madness; for awhile you would mediate he’s actually gone bonkers.
Though I appreciate the plays of William Shakespeare, I have never been a fan of King Lear. Watching has always been too depressing for me. Even when it is well acted, it leaves me feeling progressively worse. This production has made me revise my conception.
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The yarn of King Lear is the fable of an aging king. He decides to go into a sort of retirement and divide his kingdom between his three daughers. The salvage is that first, he wants each of the girls to elaborate how distinguished she loves him. The two older daughters are fullsome in their praise even if their motives are purely mercenary. The youngest daughter, however is different. SHe refuses to play the game. She is satisfactory in her fancy but refuses to retract in the one upmanship. As a result, her infuriated father disinherits her completely. All that follows results from this first act. The king becomes a figure of contempt and the older daughters squabble for a bigger and bigger prize. The result is a civil war and tragedy for all.
As in of of the Bard’s plays, there are numerous substories. Most of them here invo;ve backstabbing and the alienation of friends and family. King Lear acts in anything but a regal fashion and his actions regain progressively worse. You want to storm out onto the stage and beat some sense into him.
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The title character is played here in a very refreshing and energetic fashion. This only serves to accentuate the fling into senility and childish behavior. The other roles are well done too.
This is a Masterpiece Theater adaptation for television. It does not have all of the lavish production values of a Kenneth Branagh film but that in no method detracts from a first class performance.
This Lear is a must for Shakespeare fans and is quite friendly enough for a general audience as well.
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