Ian mckellen, annette bening, jim broadbent, robert downey, jr. Shakespeares original richard ii text is long, so weve split the text into one scene per page. Richard curtiss britain is a strange place where middleclass, floppyhaired folk go in search of love. Bolingbroke has accused mowbray of treason, and the two of them exchange insults in the presence of king richard. The play was first printed in a book in 1597 like other history plays written by shakespeare, richard iii is about people and events from earlier in english history. 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. Live from the globe full movie in hd visit movie 231997 a performance of shakespeares richard ii broadcast liv. By the way, shakespeare wrote romeo and juliet around the same time he whipped up richard ii. Restyling the vicious richard iii as a 1930s fascist dictator, its the story of a ruthless prince who will spill any amount of blood to seize the english throne. King richard 2 synopsis plot summary richard hears a dispute between mowbray and bolingbroke, each accusing the other of conspiracy in the duke of gloucesters murder, and decides the matter must be settled by their single combat. Enter king richard ii and guard 2340 but soft, but see, or rather do not see, my fair rose wither. Derek jacobi asks how relevant shakespeares richard ii is to today. Live from the globe 2003 0906 2003 gb drama 3h 30m. Consumed with pride and ego, richard is a selfacclaimed ruler who fails to follow the right order to ascension in power.
Richard ii, act iii, scene 4 open source shakespeare. How richard curtiss vision of britain seduced the world. Based on michael crichtons 1999 novel of the same name, the screenplay concerns a team of presentday archaeology and history students who are sent back in time to medieval france. Richard iii 2008 having helped his brother king edward iv cedric hardwicke take the throne of england, the jealous hunchback richard, duke of york laurence olivier, plots to seize power for. Richard ii of england has been depicted in popular culture a number of times. With ian mckellen, annette bening, christopher bowen, edward jewesbury. 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. King henry ii meets with eleanor of aquitaine at christmastide 1183 to choose one of his sons as his successor. Richard iii is the kind of movie that earns the right to interpret the bards ideas through alternate perspectives because it does so without sacrificing its core values or integrity.
Richard iii, 145285, king of england 148385, younger brother of edward iv edward iv, 144283, king of england 146170, 147183, son of richard, duke of york. 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. Shakespeare probably wrote richard iii around the year 1593. Thats why the publishers of the first quarto edition of the play printed in 1597 called it the tragedy of richard ii. The incompetent king richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a.
Complete walk consists of 37 speciallymade 10 minute short films. All acts and scenes are listed on the original richard ii text page, or linked to from the bottom of this page. The play opens with a dispute between henry bolingbroke, duke of hereford, and thomas mowbray, duke of norfolk. Ah, thou, the model where old troy did stand, 2345 thou map of honour, thou king richards tomb, and not king richard. 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. The tragedy being that richard gets knocked off the english throne and tossed in the slammer where he has an emotional meltdown right before hes murdered. Henry compares richard to a cormorant, a greedy bird known for eating fish whole. The real richard iii was king of england from 1483 to 1485. The character development of richard ii follows a personal view of the king in which his mannerisms on the throne, despite his ability to rule, led him to become a tragic hero. The richard donner cut is a 2006 reedited directors cut of the 1980 film superman ii. Cultural depictions of richard ii of england wikipedia. It is one of shakespeares most famous and popular plays. Richard, in fact, may not have been entirely evil at all, but as john ford has a character say many years later, when the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
Ah, thou, the model where old troy did stand, 2345 thou map of honour, thou king richard s tomb, and not king richard. Derek jacobi on richard ii documentary bbc2 pbs on vimeo. Richard ii live from the globe british universities film. Renaissance films plc, in association with the bbc and curzon film. Ben whishaw stars as the king, alongside a phenomenal cast including rory kinnear. 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 richards successors. But in the balance of great bolingbroke, besides himself, are all the english peers, 1955 and with that odds he weighs king richard down.
Beset by problems at home and abroad, a capricious king is forced to relinquish his hollow crown. It was based on an acclaimed royal national theatre stage production by richard eyre that also starred mckellen. 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. Richard ii is a 2012 british television film based on william shakespeares play of the same name.
Richard ii was shot entirely on location, including at st davids cathedral, pembroke castle and packwood house. Richard iii 2008 having helped his brother king edward iv cedric hardwicke take the throne of england, the jealous hunchback richard, duke of york. 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. A performance of shakespeares richard ii broadcast live from the globe theatre, london. The fort lacked electricity and farrells production used torchlight to illuminate the scenes that were. A video recording of the shakespeares globe theatres. Derek jacobi on richard ii documentary bbc2 pbs on. His richard is vile and without merit, universally loathed, loathing himself. It features a significant amount of lost footage shot by the original director, richard donner, in 1977 before he was taken off the project and replaced by richard lester, who not only completed the remainder of the film for its theatrical release, but also rewrote and reshot a. Richard ii, act v, scene 1 open source shakespeare. This page contains the original text of richard ii, act 3, scene 4. Nov, 2003 richard curtiss britain is a strange place where middleclass, floppyhaired folk go in search of love. Richard the second is a 2001 american film adaptation of william shakespeares richard ii, directed by john farrell production history.
In richard ii, shakespeare draws on real historical accounts to dramatize the reign of richard ii. Sony bmg film defunct,parkwood entertainment title cast. This new ensemble of fools are currently touring shakespeares richard ii as well as improvised fooling shows, having recently completed training as. Richard s father edward, prince of wales, died in 76, leaving richard as heir apparent to his grandfather, king edward iii. A complete list of scenes with locations and characters in king richard ii. Four people stand in his way his brothers clarence and king edward, and edwards two young sons.
Liner notes include plot synopsis and complete cast list. Richard iii play simple english wikipedia, the free. Richard iii is different from many plays, because its leading character is a villain, not a hero. He established a state film commission, now known as the georgia film, music and digital entertainment office, in 1973 to market georgia as a. Henry bolingbroke appears before his cousin king richard ii and accuses thomas mowbray of treason for having embezzled funds, hatched unspecified plots, and murdered thomas, duke of gloucester, bolingbroke and the kings uncle. Upon the death of edward iii, the 10yearold richard succeeded to the throne. Richard banishes his cousin henry bolingbroke, whose inheritance richard steals. But my favourite richard is the most vulnerable of them all. 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. But the production was an economic boon to the state, a fact not lost on thengovernor jimmy carter. With glenn close, andrew howard, antal konrad, john light. In your lords scale is nothing but himself, and some few vanities that make him light. The first film in the series is richard ii, directed by rupert goold who also adapted the play with ben power.
No film version for cinema release has ever been made. Gielgud went on to play john of gaunt in the 1978 bbc film richard ii. The classic shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15thcentury king is reimagined in an alternative setting. Live from the globe 2003 09062003 gb drama 3h 30m user score. Shakespeares richard ii opens in the court of king richard ii in coventry, where a dispute between henry bolingbroke, the son of john of gaunt, and thomas mowbray, the duke of norfolk, is to be resolved by a tournament. One of the characters in richard ii, the duchess of gloucester, is absent from this film adaptation. With andrew marr, razia iqbal, mark rylance, john mcenery. So onebyone, richard has them removed, blind to anything except his ambition. The play was performed and published late in the reign of the childless.
Richard iii movie article about richard iii movie by. It is the first of four television adaptations of shakespeares second history tetralogy commissioned by bbc two under the series title the hollow crown. Check out these two checklists and decide for yourself. The play begins with a conference between king richard and his uncle, john of gaunt. 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. Jan 24, 20 gielgud went on to play john of gaunt in the 1978 bbc film richard ii. Shakespeares king richard ii act 3, scene 4 with study. 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. Richard, gaunt says, will end up eating england herself. 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. Mowbray claims innocence and demands a trial by combat. The second entry in the bbc television shakespeare cycle, richard ii bbc, tx.
Richard ii straddles two different literary genres. Based on michael crichton s eponymous 1999 novel, the screenplay concerns a team of presentday archaeology and history students who are sent back in. Richard ii was directed by rupert goold, who adapted the screenplay with ben power. Richard ii is the king of england with the ego and greed to not only control his subjects but also take control of state property in order to make himself and the palace much wealthier. They are preparing to receive thomas mowbray, duke of norfolk, and henry bolingbroke, duke of hereford and john of gaunts son, to settle a heated dispute between the two men. Shakespeare used the history books of his own time to create his play, though many modern experts do not think those early histories, or shakespeares play, are accurate and free of bias.
As his supporters abandon him and his power trickles away. Timeline is a 2003 american science fiction adventure film directed by richard donner and starring paul walker, frances oconnor, gerard butler, billy connolly, david thewlis, and anna friel. Plot summary representations of kingship and power in shakespeares second tetralogy shakespeares reputation in elizabethan england. Rise of the silver surfer a good woman is hard to find becky the painter and the thief the king of staten island cold brook arctic dogs for we are many.
The kings cousin bolingbroke and mowbray are arguing over some earlier disputes they have had in the past. Richard ii doesnt match the juicy intrigue or propulsive action of some of the other history plays, despite its beheadings, betrayals and climactic regicide. Although the film quality isnt the best, this is a rare recording of the mens companys 2003 performance at shakespeares globe theatre in bankside, london. It features a significant amount of lost footage shot by the original director, richard donner, in 1977 before he was taken off the project and replaced by richard lester, who not only completed the remainder of the film for its theatrical release, but also rewrote and. Richard ii subjects drama keywords shakespeare, william 15641616.
Based on michael crichtons 1999 novel of the same name, the screenplay concerns a team of presentday archaeology and history students who are sent back in time to medieval france, to rescue their. In 2005, he will step down from 10 years as the artistic director of the globe. Richard is my favourite shakespeare character as i love to witness his growth throughout the play which mark rylance performed very well. Richard iii is a history play written by william shakespeare. King richard, he is in the mighty hold 1950 of bolingbroke. The film like the stage production before it updates the setting to 1930sera england, creating an alternate history where richard. Richard iii is a 1995 film adaptation of the play by william shakespeare, directed by richard loncraine and starring ian mckellen. But the man behind notting hill and love actually has created a comic formula that has made. After attempts to reconcile them fail, richard orders them to take part in a traditional chivalric trial by combat. The classic shakespearean play about the murderously scheming 15thcentury king is reimagined in an alternative setting of 1930s england as clouds of fascism gather. With fiona shaw, graham crowden, richard bremmer, david lyon. Certainly richard iii is one of the most memorable characters in all of shakespeare. Sep 07, 2003 with andrew marr, razia iqbal, mark rylance, john mcenery. The incompetent richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king.
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