Shakespeare, Day 19

[charliesmum]

Day #19: Your favorite movie version of a play

I thought Much Ado About Nothing was Brannaugh's best movie. The acting, mostly, was stellar, and it does remain one of my favourite movies of all time.

However, my ultimate choice will have to be the recent RSC version of Hamlet starring, of course, David Tennant and Patrick Stewart. I am so grateful they filmed that version; geek factor aside, Tennant and Stewart are formidable actors, and it was a pleasure to watch them work. The supporting cast was equally stellar. The Ophelia was really good; that's a hard role to get right, I think, and she did a nice job.

I loved their interpretation of Gertrude taking the poisoned drink at the end - the actress nailed it. My friends and I literally yelled in amazement, she conveyed her realisation the cup was poisoned beautifully.

Day #1: Your favorite play
Day #2: Your favorite character
Day #3: Your favorite hero
#4: Your favorite heroine
Day #5 & 6: Your favorite villain/villainess
Day #7: Your favorite clown
Day #8: Your favorite comedy/Day #9: Your favorite tragedy Day #10: Your favorite history
Day #11: Your least favorite play
Day #12: Your favorite scene
Day #13: Your favorite romantic scene
Day #14: Your favorite fight scene
Day #15: The first play you read
Day #16: Your first play you saw
Day #17: Your favorite speech
Day #18: Your favorite dialogue
Day #19: Your favorite movie version of a play
Day #20: Your favorite movie adaptation of a play
Day #21: An overrated play
Day #22: An underrated play
Day #23: A role you've never played but would love to play
Day #24: An actor or actress you would love to see in a particular role
Day #25: Sooner or later, everyone has to choose: Hal or Falstaff?
Day #26: Your favourite couple
Day #27: Your favourite couplet
Day #28: Your favourite joke
Day #29: Your favourite sonnet
Day #30: Your favourite single line

Comments

[chavvah.livejournal.com]

Yes! I was wondering how they were going to play that moment, and Penny Downie absolutely nailed it. That whole production was just pitch perfect.

[drakonlily.livejournal.com]

Hrm, now I need to watch Hamlet again. It's been ages since I've seen that version.