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Actors: Ian McKellan, Annette Bening, Jim Broadbent, Robert Downey Jr., Kristin Scott Thomas, Nigel Hawthorne
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Richard III (1995) |
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This movie takes Shakespeare's Richard III and transplants it to a slightly alternate England in the 1930s and 40s, where a fascist regime is in power. Rather than being a king, Richard is a dictator and usurper of power. It's amazing how well the original Shakespeare is woven into the new setting - McKellan is the cruel, cold, oily deceiver and murderer, killing those in his family who stand in the way, seducing women without a thought, and ultimately meeting his demise.
--Esther, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- surviving represssive govt
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- dictator
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) average
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Is this movie based on a
- play
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