King Lear with Ian McKellen (2008)

King Lear by William Shakespeare

[@justininfrance]

Take pity Sire, I do beseech thee with all my piteous heart where of is the part, second in nature to this most tragic of tales? For I do must vow that by all that is bountiful and holy in this world, and in thine, we daren't leave Sir Ian and all these goodly players left in limbo, unfinished, unsung and unmanned this long deathly night!

[@tallowengart5156]

This is magnificent. Brava

[@unclejoe1998]

Amazing! So lucky to have a play of that quality online

[@syourke3]

The best Lear I’ve ever seen.

[@nathanmaaka4699]

Saw Royal Shakespeare play production siren sir Ian McKellen playing man older than himself! The man's a rock star of theatre and what a genius and surely world's greatest Shakespearean exponent and a cut above the rest! Made Lord of the rings look ordinary and I couldn't watch television for months! Plus I'm afraid Larry looks positively hammy after McKellen's portrayal of Richard the third! His ability to make Bill's florid language look simple and understandable is beyond comparison! Exceptionally down to earth interpretation that should be yardstick for anybody playing any character in any of Shakespeare's voluminous literature! Absolutely brilliant and his production of Macbeth with dame Judy Dench will be the greatest interpretation for decades surely where the sets are beautifully understated so viewer concentrates on the greatest play write of all time!

[@cmdidforchrist2694]

Beautiful

[@rapidgirl07d10]

7:36 bombastic side eye

[@nutzer-wi1jm]

I love it that there r people watching Shakespeare and saying bombastic side eye😂

[@mononohansmanga1181]

Wisdom in the book 🙌

[@glishev]

I love Ian McKellen no less and maybe even more than any good theatre-goer does but if I had to express my crush on Romola Garai, I feel I'd surpass Shakespeare's eloquence :)

[@franckfranciszek]

Introduction The following version of King Lear is based on the text in the authoritative 1914 Oxford Edition of Shakespeare's works, edited by W. J. Craig. The text numbers the lines, including those with stage directions such as "Enter" and "Exit." Annotations (notes and definitions) appear in boldfaced type within the text. The list of characters (dramatis personae) was augmented to provide more information for the reader. Characters King Lear: King of England and the main character, or protagonist. He is a headstrong old man who is blind to his weaknesses and misjudges his three daughters, believing that the two evil daughters have his best interests at heart and that his good and selfless daughter opposes him. He undergoes great suffering that opens his eyes and ennobles his character. Whether there was a historical Lear is uncertain. Goneril, Regan: Selfish, greedy daughters of Lear who pretend to love him when he announces that he will gives them shares of his kingdom. Later, they treat him cruelly. Cordelia: Loyal and unselfish daughter of Lear. He disowns her after confusing her honesty with insolence. She continues to love her father in spite of his rejection of her. Duke of Burgundy: Suitor of Cordelia. He decides to reject her after Lear disowns her. King of France: Suitor of Cordelia. He marries her even though Lear has disowned her. Duke of Cornwall: Regan's husband, who is just as cruel as she is. Duke of Albany: Goneril's husband. He turns against her when he realizes that she is an evil schemer. Earl of Kent: True and honest friend of Lear who remains loyal even after the king banishes him. To continue serving the king, he wears a disguise and calls himself “Caius.” Earl of Gloucester: Old man who suffers from many of the same faults as Lear. Like Lear, he is old and self-important; like Lear, he misjudges his children and undergoes suffering that makes him a better man. However, Gloucester is less forceful and demanding than Lear and more given to compromise. Such qualities make him a foil of Lear. Edgar: Gloucester's loyal son and heir. He resembles Cordelia in his loyalty to hid father. Edmund: Gloucester's evil bastard son. He resembles Goneril and Regan in his disloyalty to his father. Fool: Jester loyal to Lear and Cordelia. The fool is a walking paradox-that is, he is the wisest character in play in that he is the only character who understands the motivations of Lear, his daughters, and other characters. He acts as a kind of mirror, reflecting Lear’s faults and weaknesses. Curan: Courtier. Old Man: Tenant of Gloucester. Doctor: Physician who attends Lear after the old king arrives at Dover. Oswald: Villainous steward of Goneril. Captain: Employee of Edmund. Gentleman: Attendant of Cordelia. Herald First Servant, Second Servant, Third Servant: Servants of the Duke of Cornwall. Monsier La Far: Marshal of France. He has no speaking part. Minor Characters: Knights of Lear's train, captains, messengers, soldiers, and attendants.

[@J.S_Pets]

Iir teacher give us assignment on charchaters of king Lear and your comment is just my full assignment ❤❤❤ I'm going show it to my sister too

[@BualiGillani]

Where is the second part please??? Is there anyway to watch it online apart from buying the dvd because I don’t have a dvd player… I can buy it online anywhere…. Can someone help please.

[@victoriabat9899]

it's incomplete tho😔 can anyone give me a link to the full thing??

[@elab06]

i think this one is the complete one; kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWmwoqSGhbmLgM0

[@BualiGillani]

Did you find a link?

[@hectorheguertty5082]

Note to self for when I come back to finish it. 55

[@johanstone]

Can you please upload part 2?

[@naly202]

Where is part 2?

[@BualiGillani]

Did you find the part 2? I’m still looking 😢

[@misbahgaming3877]

Whose here after kauser teacher gave the link

[@celiau102]

Dude - any possibility of getting the second half uploaded? It's not available in Aus and I am so invested! x

[@BualiGillani]

Did you find it?

[@celiau102]

@@BualiGillani Finally - a friend found it and sent it to me! Thanks.

[@Mayomi-wy2gy]

@@celiau102where? I want to see but I can’t find

[@christopherhurney1325]

​@@celiau102Could you forward it ??

[@celiau102]

It's a DVD @@christopherhurney1325

[@gsimmans]

well half a ply anyway...where is part two?

[@ffrongia]

Right, is there any chance to see the second part?

[@ghaffarali5058]

Very impressive and interesting but it is incomplete which spoils the interest of the watcher who watches it, it should be complete... but you did not provide us the opportunity...!

[@gooroom1887]

59:25

[@tusmiajahansinthia8146]

Where's the other half???

[@pippipster6767]

Not a patch on the Olivier version.

[@adolforodolfo6929]

That's your opinion and I wouldn't try to change it. I have seen several Lears, including Olivier's. For me, this is the best of them.

[@emiliedupuis7392]

howl time stamp?

[@paulamaryosullivan]

4:26 TY2

[@nadacalza]

Wheres the i am the walrus lines?

[@malloryvanmierlo2877]

Bro why not post the rest 😐

[@naly202]

At 7:40 and i simply can't stand Cordelia. Not only does her dress seem from another movie, but also her fake smile and abrupt manner in which she speaks annoy me. I guess i would have banished her too. I find it soooo depressing since Sir Ian is amazing, both older sisters look and sound true to their parts. But Cordelia..... seems fake. I should feel sorry for her misfortune, but i feel nothing.

[@geckoi8166]

I guess that was intended. But i agree was a little too much, makes Lear reaction more rushed than mad.

[@naly202]

@@geckoi8166 you know what's funny: if i were to put myself into the daughters' place, i wouldn't accept his violent tantrums and his 100 noisy drunken friends either. Goneril and Reagan are always presented as cold and heartless, but, to be honest, the old man is pretty scary and they are probably paying him back for a lifetime of bullying.

[@desiree6949]

It seemed little absurd to me too . Wasn't Cordelia supposed to be cordial ? Truthful but compassionate and soft ?

[@ishmaelforester9825]

@@naly202 in the original sense, lear is not mad or raving in the division. That is what ancient Celtic kings did according to tradition. He is upset at Cordelia because she (pretty reasonably and bravely) goes against traditional protocol. He is driven mad because the tradition is bullshit. He is trying to be a good king after his fathers, Shakespeare is saying they were barbaric, or even in nobility had a lot to learn. It's an excellent Cordelia. The moral genius of this wonderful play is, judge people by deed, not what or who they are before. It's gospel. 'You shall know them by their fruits.'

[@vaishnavipriya5236]

yeah I hated her acting too ,it felt arrogant rather than truthful

[@aine4828]

Does anyone know how closely this version stays to the original script?

[@tallowengart5156]

Almost exactly faithfully to the play. They omitted Cordelia's inner monologue when debating how to address Lear in the love contest to emphasize her strength

[@tallowengart5156]

I just finished studying the play extensively over the past semester 😅 I feel like I know this by heart

[@aine4828]

Thanks a million!@@tallowengart5156

[@evanskachi]

This is wow,but the nature of the first two girls is weird.

[@ritchieblackmore3640]

Why they are wearing clothes like Georgians?

[@vickyetienne2962]

they're supposed to be russian tsar & their court or something

[@ritchieblackmore3640]

@@vickyetienne2962 thanks

[@paulacoakley3052]

4:56

[@empresslunar]

Too lazy to read 🙂

[@teddymills1]

I dont believe a word Ian said. The only thing in this world that gives orders is balls said Tony Montana. Then, maybe its only age.

[@hamishwhitehenderson5197]

How about you give it a go rather than sniping from a KZbin comment, and making comparisons to one of an incredibly overrated gangster movie with one of Al Pacino's worst performances.

[@victoriabat9899]

@@hamishwhitehenderson5197 if you're referring to Goncharov i'll fry your eyelashes