February 2, 2002
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tonight E. and I saw 'Looking for Richard'. Al Pacino's film about the W.Shakespeare play 'Richard III'. REad somewhere that he has been working on the movie for 10 years (you see hi with various haircuts and stuff so it is not a surprise that is was not taken in 1 month or so)... clikc on the pick for the trailer, takes a while to load). note that it does not solely contain texts of Richard III but also of 'The Tempest'...
"The film is not about me doing Shakespeare's Richard III. It's about me as an American actor looking for Richard and meditating on what I find. It's a very personal experience for me captured on film, but I hope not too personal for an audience to connect with," says Pacino.
Well Id di connect with it and really enjoyed it. But then again I love shakespeare so this should not come as a surprise... and I'm a big Pacino fan too... some people think he's only good when he can shout (and I agree he can actangry pretty well
) but here he does much more.... so go check it out in the local video store!
some quotes from Richard III
True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings;
Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings.
Now is the winter of our discontent
made glorious summer by this sun of York.
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
And the part of The Tempest used:
Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air;
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solomn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made of, and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
Comments (6)
I'd call this a big spiritual experience, as nobody else than Pacino could portray..... it's as much about Shakespeare as it is about life....
Sounded like a pretty good movie.Have a good day.
Wishing you more bubbly..birthdays need to last at least a month!.. thanks on the Pacino thing...We enjoy Shakespeare and that would be an interesting interpretation.
and thanks for your caring thoughts!
I love Shakespeare. I love having his work woven around how I think.
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I haven't heard of the film, but then there are lots of things I don't hear about here in Cairo. Three cheers for Shakespeare!
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