This film is his vehicle to share that admiration with as many people as possible. Looking for richard is a documentary about the making of a film, and provides many insights into the mechanics of creating a film. Looking for richard es una historia sencilla cuya intriga no pasa desapercibida. Principally funded by the richard iii society and its members, excavation began, on the first day richard iiis body was found. The original agreement with the looking for richard team, who located the gravesite and paid for it to be excavated, was that the kings remains would lie in an appropriate religious venue while awaiting reburial.
While oneoff productions of richard iii such as laurence oliviers 1955 and ian mckellens d. Richard loncraine, 1995 generally made extensive changes for the. Looking for richard is documentary and a dramatic transformation of parts of shakespeares richard iii into film a familiar medium for young people to lift him off the printed page. Looking for richard is inspiring, funny, moving, powerful and if you want to move a modern audience to read shakespeare or go and see one of his plays at the rsc in stratford, this is the film to give them. This is looking for richard by paul meserve on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Though a noteworthy cast of stage actors and hollywood stars including kevin spacey, winona ryder, and alec baldwin gathers to work on the play, looking for. When fox initially announced the string of episodes, the network referred to them collectively as an event series. Al pacinos deeplyfelt rumination on shakespeares significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an indepth analysis of richard iii.
Dr john ashdownhill john was a historian and author, and for many years was a member of the richard iii society executive committee. Looking for richard directed by al pacino available on. The result earned pacino a directors guild of america award. Richard iii 1983 part 1 ron cook video dailymotion. Looking for richard is not a film version of the play about shakespeares hunchbacked villain. Looking for richard was a unique project that marked the firstever search for the grave of an anointed king of england. Al pacino has a documentary film crew follow him as he works on a production of shakespeares richard iii. Interviews with mostly british actors are also included, attempting to explain why. Looking for richard 1996 movies, tv, celebs, and more.
Liam neeson says harassment allegations are now a witchhunt. Never a trophy hunt, it was undertaken as a respectful attempt to give honour to a king who had been badly served by history. The bond franchise was looking lost in the grim and joyless new war on terrorera, and this movie featured the worst gadget in the history of 007. The international space station has been featured in several films, including gravity, the day after tomorrow, love, a beautiful planet and space station 3d. An indepth look at william shakespeares the tragedy of king richard iii, looking for richard sees al pacino star as both himself and the conniving king who manipulated his way to the power in a docudrama which serves to shed light on the mystery that surrounds one of shakespeares most performed plays. With al pacino, alec baldwin, kevin spacey, frederic kimball. The many characters in richard iii would have been roughly as familiar to the groundlings in shakespeares globe theater as the figures in. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. King richard iiis remains have been held since september 2012 under the control of the university of leicester. He also discovered the mtdna sequence of king richard iii. Looking for richard al pacino has a documentary film crew follow him as he works on a production of shakespeares richard iii.
Interviews with mostly british actors are also included. Millions of readers around the world are coming to the guardian in search of honest, authoritative, factbased reporting that can help them. Now, in the ninty nineties, actor al pacino the godfather trilogy, dog day afternoon, scarface, carlitos way decided to go and direct a handful of films to show the world in a way an actor sees. On of our productions this summer is richard iii, which features one of the most fascinating characters in all of shakespeare. Rent looking for richard 1996 starring al pacino and penelope allen on dvd and bluray. In one day philippa had emailed ricardians all over the world. Al pacinos deeplyfelt rumination on shakespeares significance and. It is both a performance of selected scenes of william shakespeare s richard iii and a broader examination of shakespeares continuing role and relevance in popular culture. A workshop of william shakespeares richard iii inspires actordirector al pacinos breezy documentary, which aims to make the playwright accessible to contemporary american audiences. For that, you can consult laurence oliviers 1955 version, or ian mckellens 1995 film that transposed the action to a neonazi 1930s england. Rent looking for richard 1996 on dvd and bluray dvd.
Pacino made this film, because he is so wellrespected by such a wide variety of people, that his presence will draw them first to this film and then hopefully to the theatre. Ricardians and the richard iii society now constituted the main sponsors of the looking for richard project. The film features extracts from rehearsals and performances of richard iii, a historical tale of corruption and revenge, which is the mostproduced of shakespeares plays. For me the high point of his portrayal of richard is the soliloquy piece to camera before the battle of bosworth, which is quite stunning. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing looking for richard near you. The silver screen is a more effective medium to depict the craft of performance and highlight the power of shakespeares language.
So says al pacino at an early stage of looking for richard in a remark which clearly posits this film as the culmination of that dream. The film looking for richard follows their debates and revelations about the play, takes to the streets of new york to measure public opinion, visits the birthplace of shakespeare and, finally, looks at a production of richard iii. Looking for richard 1996 director al pacino juxtaposes scenes from richard iii, scenes of rehearsals for richard iii, and sessions where parties involved discuss the play, the times that shaped the play and the events that happened at the time the play is set. Within 2 weeks richards army of ricardian donors had more than made good the shortfall. There is a body of films that feature space stations. Boxoffice analysts look for signs of an industry on the brink. It develops students understanding of the effects of context. Many of us probably have some awareness of who richard iii is, but what do we really know about him. For more information, please visit the looking for richard project site. Looking for richard project leader condemns cathedral production of richard iii leicester cathedral, where the remains of richard iii were buried in 2015. Ok, my to rozumiemy i dlatego bedziemy przede wszystkim wyswietlac reklamy filmow grozy. Looking for richard is a 1996 american documentary film directed by al pacino. Looking for richard is the portrait of a man and his friends doing just that. Looking for richard is a smart, fascinating behindthescenes look at adapting shakespeare.
To me, looking for richard is about one mans love of shakespearean plays. John published several books on medieval history and numerous research articles. Al pacino uses the fact the richard iii is a play full of irony, so the film is also full of irony. Describe any aspect of the movie content you are looking for, and we will find the best movies for you. It is both a performance of selected scenes of william shakespeares richard iii and a broader examination of shakespeares continuing role and relevance in popular culture. Looking for richard keeps the original historical context intact using american scenes and medieval abbeys and european scenes to create a realistic atmosphere. When you see him play tense roles, he has this look on his face. Celebrated actor al pacino here tries to find a new way of looking at shakespeare. A four hundred year old workinprogress al pacinos deeplyfelt rumination on shakespeares significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an indepth analysis of richard iii. Looking for richard project leader condemns cathedral. Shauna grant, ron jeremy, john leslie, joey silvera. James bond on film 007s best and worst movies ranked.
Documentaries are meant to reflect the truth and they have their own conventions and modes of address. Pacinos first film as writerdirector is a marvellously intelligent, witty and imaginative exploration of the problems faced by anyone wishing to. The tenth season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles commenced airing in the united states on january 24, 2016, on fox. The season consists of six episodes and concluded airing on february 22, 2016. Having chosen to be actors, they know they cannot respect their craft without embracing its greatest writer. After the episodes release, fox began referring to the. Having chosen to be readers and viewers, we cannot do less, and this film is a delightful inspiration. Abstract it has always been a dream of mine to communicate how i feel about shakespeare to other people.
Richard schemes murderously for the throne at the expense of his brother clarence alec baldwin, his wife lady anne winona ryder, his sidekick buckingham kevin spacey, and just about everyone. John ashdownhill carried the exhumed body to the vehicle which finally removed it from the greyfriars site. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. One of these films is this documentary that chronicles pacinos involvement in a production of richard iii. Martin bregman dominic chianese james bulleit richard bright mario puzo talia shire damien.