by vm_admin | Sep 15, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised
If there’s been one theme that has recurred the most in this blog, it would be the duality of King Henry’s personality. There’s the side that suited Lawrence Olivier: The charismatic leader, the war hero. And equally, there’s the angry, vengeful side that TV’s David...
by vm_admin | Aug 5, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised
This is our final analysis of the BBC’s 1979 production of Henry V. So far, this televised adaptation has portrayed Henry as a conflicted and difficult-to-read monarch – at times ruthless and brutal, at others quiet and contemplative. Indeed, this changeable version...
by vm_admin | Jul 31, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised
In our on-going analysis of William Shakespeare’s Henry V history play, we come again to the 1979 TV production starring David Gwillim. There’s a fascinating spot-the-difference game to be played between different versions of Henry V. In the act of script editing, the...
by vm_admin | Jul 30, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised
As we continue our journey through the cultural legacy of William Shakespeare’s Henry V, we come once again to the 1979 TV film produced by the BBC… In my last blog I looked at how this televised version introduced King Henry as a glamorous but somewhat out-of-place...
by vm_admin | Jul 15, 2015 | Film, Latest News, Uncategorised
As part of our on-going mission to chart the cultural significance of William Shakespeare’s Henry V, we begin looking at the 1979 TV version directed by David Giles. This week, we’ll focus on the opening scenes, and how they set the stage for a more realistic and...
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