Shakespeare's histories
Yesterday I watched Kenneth Branagh's HENRY V again. It is one of my most favorite films, and one of the very best productions of Shakespeare ever made. Branagh makes the language understandable, accessible to the modern ear. His passionate style of acting brought him an Oscar nomination, also one for his direction. (He didn't win, but the film did take the Oscar for costuming.) Someone then asked if I've ever seen the series THE HOLLOW CROWN which recounts in a series of 2 hour film adaptations... Sign in to see full entry.