by James Goldman
bookshelves: re-read, teh-brillianz, film-only, play-dramatisation, plantagenet-1154-1485, medieval5c-16c Read from January 01, 1996 to November 29, 2013, read count: 3 Now for the film: Peter O'Toole ... Henry II Katharine Hepburn ... Eleanor of Aquitaine Anthony Hopkins ... Richard John Castl...
I’m not sure if Molina is the best Henry II I’ve seen or heard, but this performance of the play is darn good. The repartee is well done and even with just the audio you can hear the passion and disgust that Henry Eleanor feel for each other.
Re-read.Despite its obvious inaccuracies this is still my favourite fiction about Henry and Eleanor. Love the snark!!
A whirlwind look at a completely dysfunctional family under the guise of history. It supposedly represents Henry II and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine and their children in a conflict over who will replace Henry when he dies. There is much conniving, fighting, threatening and general mayhem through...
I truly do love this play. The writing's devilishly good and wickedly fun. Some lines are real gems. To me, it doesn't matter that the story's one of fiction. The play in essence gives life to these people and makes them seem more real. And given my knowledge of the history of Henry II, Eleanor of A...
There are so many great lines in this play, both funny and smart; it will stick in your mind for years.
Now for the film:Peter O'Toole ... Henry II Katharine Hepburn ... Eleanor of Aquitaine Anthony Hopkins ... Richard John Castle ... Geoffrey Nigel Terry ... John Timothy Dalton ... King Philip of Francehttp://www.homevideos.com/revclas/21b.htm
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