The hollow crown richard ii tv episode 2012 full cast. The hollow crown is bbcs magnificent filming of the shakespeares second henriad richard ii with henry ivs rise to power, henry iv, parts i and ii, and henry v. Richard ii doesnt match the juicy intrigue or propulsive action of some of the other history plays, despite its beheadings, betrayals and climactic regicide. Richard ii bbc2, saturday the first of four new productions of shakespeares history plays.
The play is the first in a sequence of four history plays known collectively as the second tetralogy. The first film in the series is richard ii, directed by rupert goold who also adapted the play with ben power. In the years following his death at age 32, his opponents circulated defamatory. With jack reynor, fionn walton, gavin drea, patrick gibson. The world is bright and everything seems possible, until in one summer night richard does. Bernie featurette true story i 2012 movie trailers. Aug 29, 2018 king of england for just two years, richard iii died in battle against the rival house of tudor in august 1485. Breakdown of 2020 movie delays, and when they will hit theaters. 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. So my heart rather sank when i sat down to watch rupert goolds richard ii bbc two, the first in the new, ambitious screening of the four history plays that make up the hollow crown, the story. A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind. Arlington, va january 18, 2012 pbs announced today that oscar hammerstein ii out of my dreams will premiere on pbs stations beginning march 3, 2012 check local listings.
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. Richard ii, born january 6, 67, bordeaux francedied february 1400, pontefract, yorkshire now in west yorkshire, england, king of england from 77 to 99. Part of the world shakespeare festival jonjo oneill as king richard iii. The bbcs new adaptation of shakespeares henriad quartet of history plays, broadcast under the title the hollow crown, began with richard ii, directed by rupert goold and adapted by goold and his longstanding colleague in the theatre ben power there is a saying i associate it with john huston, but i have seen it ascribed to others too that 90% of your. What richard did follows richard karlsen, goldenboy athlete and undisputed alphamale of his privileged set of south dublin teenagers, through the summer between the end of school and the beginning of university. 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. Archaeologists searching for the lost grave of king richard iii might have unearthed his remains in the english city of leicester. Dec 02, 2014 in 2012, scientists extracted genetic material from the remains discovered on the former site of greyfriars abbey, where richard was interred after his death in the battle of bosworth in 1485. Richard ii act 3 scene 2 monologue shakespeare monologue. Richard ii the bbcs new adaptation of shakespeares henriad quartet of history plays, broadcast under the title the hollow crown, began with richard ii, directed by rupert goold and adapted by goold and his longstanding colleague in the theatre ben power. 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. Stage footage from act 1, scene 1 from the royal shakespeare companys production of richard iii. Made by neal street productions, the indie harris founded almost a decade ago with her childhood.
With pippa harris, rory kinnear, rupert rylehodges, david suchet. An ambitious ruler with a lofty conception of the royal office, he was deposed by his cousin henry bolingbroke because of his arbitrary and factional rule early years. Richard iiis dna throws up infidelity surprise bbc news. 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. Sep 12, 2012 king richard iiis body found under parking lot.
Paulines younger sister grace is very sick with cystic fibrosis. The cofounder of neal street productions on the success of call the midwife and the hollow crown its all been a bit overwhelming actually, says the drama producer pippa harris happily, reflecting on response to the hollow crown, bbc2s shakespeare tetralogy that came to a close on saturday. With derek jacobi, john gielgud, jon finch, wendy hiller. John farrells film adaptation of richard ii features a group of actors cowed by the breadth of. Camp, deluded and owner of a pet monkey its richard ii meets wacko jacko.
A behind the scenes look at the design and construction of the iconic vehicles featured in the batman motion pictures. There are few film representations of this play only 2 it seems. Richard ii, chronicle play in five acts by william shakespeare, written in 159596 and published in a quarto edition in 1597 and in the first folio. Set in a 1940s fictional england, richard of gloucester plots with several advisers to murder his own brother, setting his own course to the throne. Queen elizabeth ii is the constitutional monarchy of 16 sovereign states known as the commonwealth realms and the united kingdom. It is to the credit of oliviers considerable skills as an actor that while his richard duke of gloucester is clearly an untrustworthy villain, he is charismatic enough to sustain the audiences interest and.
Directed by richard loncraine university at albany, suny. Ben whishaw stars as the titular richard ii of england. The incompetent richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king. Shakespeares epic yet intimate plays are filmed in the visually breathtaking landscape and architecture of the period. The incompetent king richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king. Richard iii 2008 having helped his brother king edward iv cedric hardwicke take the throne of england, the jealous hunchback richard, duke of york. 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. We can only speculate about the effect it had on its first audiences. Richard ii was directed by rupert goold, who adapted the screenplay with ben power. I believe the first three of these have only been filmed in the old 1970s bbc series of shakespeares complete works, and although the old series was at its best with its version. 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 himself. Film is at once a more subtle and more bombastic medium than theatre, and some of the symbolism here is overstated richards name written. Jul 01, 2012 so my heart rather sank when i sat down to watch rupert goolds richard ii bbc two, the first in the new, ambitious screening of the four history plays that make up the hollow crown, the story. 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.
Ben whishaw stars as the titular richard ii of england, it was first broadcast on 30 june 2012 on bbc2. Packaged with diecast model of the batmobile from tim burtons batman. Richard iii,written in about 1591, is said to be shakespeares first great play. The hollow crown richard ii tv episode 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. 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.
As the wars of the roses rage on around him, his mind and his power start to disintegrate, until his final deadly encounter with the duke of richmond at the battle of bosworth. In 2012, scientists extracted genetic material from the remains discovered on the former site of greyfriars abbey, where richard was interred after his death in the battle of bosworth in 1485. It is the first of four television adaptations of shakespeares second history tetralogy commissioned by bbc two under the series title the hollow crown. Jun 01, 2012 stage footage from act 1, scene 1 from the royal shakespeare companys production of richard iii. The film has enjoyable action and verve as goold knew he had to make it less stage bound as possible although it does look like a lesser budget television movie. Jul 01, 2012 but immediately following the hollow crown. Drama film geregisseerd door dominic cooke, richard eyre, rupert. Richard ii, chronicle play in five acts by william shakespeare, written in 159596 and published in a quarto edition in 1597 and in the first folio of 1623. Take a visual walk through his career and see 292 images of the characters hes voiced and listen to 50 clips that showcase his performances. Announcing that david tennant would be playing richard ii for the rsc later this year, director gregory doran said the actor who played hamlet for the company in 2008 had the necessary verse. It is the first of four television adaptations of shakespeares. This is the hollow crown richard ii bbc by baylor shakespeare on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. One of a kind custom cutaway book of vehicles from all the batman movies. Richard, the deformed duke of gloucester, lies, murders and cheats his way to the throne of england as he systematically slaughters his enemies, allies and family.
The quarto edition omits the deposition scene in act iv, almost certainly as a result of censorship. Richard iii is a fascinating character study, and to this end, laurence olivier has succeeded admirably in bringing the dark king to life. Richard reaches out to his uncle, york, who is weeping, and asks him to dry his eyes, since tears will do no good. For decades, at film festivals, egyptian director youssef chahine 19262008 was the prime representative of an entire continent, africa, and a world religion, islam though his family was christian and his ancestors came from greece and lebanon. Richard ii bbc2, saturday the first of four new productions of shakespeares history plays came derek jacobi on richard ii.
In the movie, she is seen for a moment exiting her helicopter with her husband, prince philip, and her two corgies. An ambitious ruler with a lofty conception of the royal office, he was deposed by his cousin henry bolingbroke henry iv because of his arbitrary and factional rule. The elizabethan drama was a great popular art form, created not for royal courts but for poor groundlings who paid a penny to stand in the pit beneath the stage, or bourgeois such as pepys, who. With richard iii, laurence olivieras director, producer, and startransfigures shakespeares great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of machiavellian villainy. Richard epcar 292 character images behind the voice actors. Pbs announces oscar hammerstein ii out of my dreams pbs about. 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. Richard ii is a 2012 british television film based on william shakespeares play of the same name.
An interesting version, however, i think ben whishaws rendition in the hollow crown is brilliant. 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. Pbs announces oscar hammerstein ii out of my dreams. Richard iii stage footage act 1, scene 1 2012 royal. Apr 21, 2016 a s a special event to mark the 400th anniversary of shakespeares death, here for one night only 28 april is richard loncraines terrifically exciting and lucid movie version of richard iii. With john cusack, thandie newton, chiwetel ejiofor, amanda peet. He tells bolingbroke that although he is not his father, bolingbroke is nevertheless his heir, and hell willingly give him whatever he wants. Richard ii, the first installment of the hollow crown premieres friday, september 20 at 9 p. John farrells film adaptation of richard ii features a group of actors cowed by the breadth of material that calls for performers to float on. Ben whishaw stars as the king, alongside a phenomenal cast including rory kinnear. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. From executive producer sam mendes, king richard ii tells the classic story of murder and.
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