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Now and Zen |
Personally, I prefer the latter. ___________________________________________________________________________ "....imitate the action of the Tiger." | ||
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Lost |
Sorry, can't help. I've read Henry V, but have not seen an actual performance by either. | |||
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Don't Panic |
Brannagh's is outstanding - one of the best movies ever. Haven't seen Olivier's though. | |||
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I'm Different! |
There is also Tom Hiddleston's version from The Hollow Crown series that was shown on PBS' Great Performances. “Agnostic, gun owning, conservative, college educated hillbilly” | |||
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Brannagh and his all-RSC cast killed it! More impressive, he was still in his twenties when he made the film. "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?" - Satchel Paige | |||
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Now and Zen |
I had never heard of this version, that is pretty impressive how Mr. Hiddleston did that scene in a very natural, almost conversational style, he makes it appear that he is coming up with what he is saying just before he speaks the lines. And the emotion that shows on his face as it occurs to him the weight of the moment and what is about to transpire. ___________________________________________________________________________ "....imitate the action of the Tiger." | |||
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Olivier's Henry V had the disadvantage of his version also being a patriotic propaganda film (1944). Branagh had freer reign to make the movie his way. Harshest Dream, Reality | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
Brannagh... Link to original video: https://youtu.be/cRj01LShXN8 Link to original video: https://youtu.be/NHAAH8PCnMo ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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Caribou gorn |
I'm a big fan of Billy Zane's version. I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log. | |||
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Let's be careful out there |
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.This message has been edited. Last edited by: LtJL, | |||
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goodheart |
Non nobis Domine, non nobis, sed nomini tuo da gloriam I have a niece who went nuts about the Branagh version. She still takes part in the Society for Creative Anachronism (re-enactment of medieval battles). October 25 is a big day for her. _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | |||
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Speaking of Paris balls, leave us not forget Brain Blessed as Exeter. Harshest Dream, Reality | |||
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Plowing straight ahead come what may |
This thread is so full of win...Exeter had "balls" the size of bowling balls to enter into the enemy's throne room and deliver that response...this is in the top 20 of my favorite movies (but I love pretty much anything Shakespeare especially with Brannagh/Brian Blessed ie. Much Ado About Nothing)...what a cast and what an actor, I love his smile and pleasant demeanor under adverse situations ******************************************************** "we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet | |||
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goodheart |
I must add that Branagh's wife, Emma Thompson, made a delicious Prince Catherine; they were both very young then. _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | |||
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Slayer of Agapanthus |
Thank you for posting. I did an Inter-Library Loan request for both. Poll input to follow.. When I was a student at SUNYAB the professor Saul Elkin directed the Shakespear in the Park (SitP) program. That would be about 20 years ago. During the summer break SitP would put on a drama and a comedy. The comedies were enjoyable but the dramas were more interesting. Cheese, cold cuts, bread, sweets, sunset, young ladies, and a bottle Reisling wine. Heaven on a hillside. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre. | |||
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