DVD Talk review of 'King Lear (1953)'
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DVD Talk review of 'King Lear (1953)'
I read Jamie S. Rich's DVD review of King Lear (1953) at http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=40866 and...
First this was a very Old Testament Lear by Welles and it's a deliberate choice, if flat with no where to go. At his worse he was a ham who fell back on his voice and that's true here. Still worth seeing.
"Chimes at Midnight" - it's an open secret but Movies Unlimited has a stellar issue of this film with the syncing problems solved - Margaret Rutherford's performance was ruined when I saw it in a theater and her voice enters before she does, Welles cuts quickly throughout which made the syncing problems worse. And visually it's cleaned as well. Gielgud is magnificent, Welle's is unusually touching, the battle scene is the greatest ever done, real war - mud, blood and horror. Reasonably priced too. Criterion may eventually do it better by adding extras but impossible to improve it otherwise. Buy it and review it so people will know, or I'll review it officially if asked.
First this was a very Old Testament Lear by Welles and it's a deliberate choice, if flat with no where to go. At his worse he was a ham who fell back on his voice and that's true here. Still worth seeing.
"Chimes at Midnight" - it's an open secret but Movies Unlimited has a stellar issue of this film with the syncing problems solved - Margaret Rutherford's performance was ruined when I saw it in a theater and her voice enters before she does, Welles cuts quickly throughout which made the syncing problems worse. And visually it's cleaned as well. Gielgud is magnificent, Welle's is unusually touching, the battle scene is the greatest ever done, real war - mud, blood and horror. Reasonably priced too. Criterion may eventually do it better by adding extras but impossible to improve it otherwise. Buy it and review it so people will know, or I'll review it officially if asked.
