Sunday, July 15, 2007
SPEED READING
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Lawrence Olivier's
Yawn.
I thought I would be prepped for this after seeing Al Pacino's Looking for Richard which breaks the play down and shows us the various pieces done in Al time.
No.
I was awash in half-drowsy after the first few scenes.
A constant reader of the blog would have expected this. I have a long time bard-dysfunction.
So, after nearly an hour of it, I started on the fast forward.
Much better.
Right down to 'my kingdom for a horse'. And the writhing operatic death that Olivier concocts for himself.
Olivier wears a very weird wig. Off putting.
And a false nose. I kept worrying that it would bend when Claire Bloom and he kissed.
I did get to see the young Geilgud and Richardson. Very nice work.
Once I had dozed out a couple times, I took the speed route. I can check this one off as at least seen. The Readers Digest version.
I will give the film the benefit of the doubt and put a 3 out of Netflix5 in the little star column.
I don't know if there are any more Shakespeare films on the list or not.
Shit. I hope not.
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