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Looking for Richard

1996 film

Summary

1996 film

FieldValue
nameLooking for Richard
imageLooking for richard.jpg
captionTheatrical release poster
directorAl Pacino
producerMichael Hadge
Al Pacino
writerWilliam Shakespeare
Al Pacino
Frederic Kimball
starring{{Plainlist
musicHoward Shore
cinematographyRobert Leacock
editingWilliam A. Anderson
Ned Bastille
Pasquale Buba
Andre Ross Betz
studioChal Productions
Jam Productions
distributorFox Searchlight Pictures
released
runtime112 minutes
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
gross$1,408,575

Al Pacino Al Pacino Frederic Kimball

  • Penelope Allen
  • Alec Baldwin
  • Kevin Conway
  • Al Pacino
  • Estelle Parsons
  • Aidan Quinn
  • Winona Ryder
  • Kevin Spacey
  • Harris Yulin}} Ned Bastille Pasquale Buba Andre Ross Betz Jam Productions Looking for Richard is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Al Pacino, in his directorial debut. It is a hybrid film, including both a filmed performance of selected scenes of William Shakespeare's Richard III and a documentary element which explores a broader examination of Shakespeare's continuing role and relevance in popular culture. The film was featured at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996 and it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Al Pacino won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries.

Description

Pacino plays both himself and the title character, Richard III. The film guides the audience through the play's plot and historical background. Pacino and several fellow actors, including Penelope Allen and Harris Yulin, act out scenes from the play.

In addition, the actors comment on their roles. Pacino also features other actors famous for performing Shakespeare, such as Vanessa Redgrave, Kenneth Branagh, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi, James Earl Jones, and Kevin Kline. Pacino includes interviews with Shakespeare scholars such as Barbara Everett, as well as ordinary people on the street.

Cast

  • Al Pacino as Richard III
  • Penelope Allen as Queen Elizabeth
  • Harris Yulin as King Edward
  • Kevin Spacey as Buckingham
  • Winona Ryder as Lady Anne
  • Madison Arnold as Rivers
  • Vincent Angell as Grey
  • Gordon MacDonald as Dorset
  • Kevin Conway as Lord Hastings
  • Julie Moret as Mistress Shore
  • Estelle Parsons as Queen Margaret
  • Alec Baldwin as Clarence
  • Aidan Quinn as Richmond
  • Bruce MacVittie as 1st Murderer
  • Paul Guilfoyle as 2nd Murderer

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics.

References

References

  1. Janet Maslin. (29 January 2002). "Films on Junior High School And a Farm Win at Sundance". The New York Times.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Looking for Richard". festival-cannes.com.
  3. Bruce Weber. (6 October 1996). "Al Pacino, Slouching (Again) Toward Shakespeare". The New York Times.
  4. Godfrey Cheshire. (5 February 1996). "Looking For Richard". The New York Times.
  5. Roger Ebert. (25 October 1996). "Looking For Richard". Chicago Sun-Times.
  6. Janet Maslin. (11 October 1996). "Royal Monster, Are You Out There?". The New York Times.
  7. Burnett, Mark. (2000). "Shakespeare, film, fin-de-siècle". Macmillan St. Martins.
  8. "Looking for Richard".
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