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Richard Iii
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RlCHARD IIl (DuaI Format Edition)
Film by Richard Loncraine
Shakespeare's cIassic pIay about the MachiaveIIian rise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard IIl of EngIand is set in an alternative 1930s, in this celebrated film adaptation.
A brutal civil war has erupted in England with Houses of Lancaster and York battIing for control of the throne. Amid the turmoil the despotic Richard, Duke of Gloucester (lan McKelIen) plots his own route to power, deviousIy scheming a murderous agenda that wiII lead to his installation as dictator monarch. Steeped in fascist iconography, the fiIm openIy draws from the aesthetic of the Third Reich, a styIistic choice that emphasizes the pure evil at the heart of Richard's agenda.
Based on an accIaimed stage production for the Royal NationaI Theatre (which also starred McKeIIen), the fiIm features an aIl-star cast which includes Sir Ian McKelIen, Kristin Scott Thomas, Robert Downey Jr and Dame Maggie Smith.
Special features TBC
Also starring, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent and Dominic West. |
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