Darth_Niemand

17 Mar 2015, 01:52 #

At the beginning of the series, I perceived Richard as some kind of fool, and at the end he turned out to be such a tragic figure =(

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Vakvanya

04 Aug 2018, 05:34 #

You won't believe it, but Shakespeare's original is exactly the same

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poisonivy16

05 Nov 2018, 00:05 #

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AlinaBasieva

11 Mar 2021, 03:06 #

What do you mean gay? And what's wrong with being gay?

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r__nines

23 Mar 2015, 04:05 #

Classics don't die.
In general, when I heard about the series based on the works of Shakespeare, I thought that it would hardly be like the plays themselves, but it turned out that I was mistaken.
In addition, the cast selection, although very unexpected, is amazing!

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Darth_Niemand

21 Apr 2015, 15:35 #

@eseninaus: we are waiting for the second season =)

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amila25

21 Apr 2015, 14:24 #

Ben Whishaw was just made to be a king

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marylevitt

05 Jun 2015, 19:56 #

Ben played superbly, however, as always. There is not one of his roles where he has not invested himself entirely.

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xanti

PRO

17 Jul 2015, 19:31 #

Wonderful! It's always nice to see good classics. I will definitely review it periodically.

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dark_matter88

27 Jul 2015, 22:11 #

The moment when the gardener is Walder Frey, damn it. So much for the Starks.

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Leonarda2000

30 Oct 2015, 15:20 #

It's wonderful, it's just a masterpiece. And Richard was like Jesus crucified at the end.

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Prokhor

13 Nov 2019, 01:16 #

@Leonarda2000: A two-biter, not Jesus, but Saint Sebastian

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antoina_ne

21 Mar 2016, 16:56 #

an interesting point, did you notice that Richard's wounds match the wounds of the model at the tenth minute?

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small_mystic

25 Aug 2016, 00:22 #

@antoina_ne: Yes, good symbolism.. that's how it echoes.. It was not for nothing that he wanted to touch them, as if he had tasted real blood.

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true_sargon

28 Nov 2017, 01:35 #

@antoina_ne: the question is, was it in the original source or a find of the directors?

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irvls

06 Aug 2016, 13:39 #

When I started watching the series for Hiddleston, my favorite was the series where he doesn't exist at all. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
What a wonderful series.

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nosok_krasny

10 Oct 2016, 01:39 #

British TV series are out of competition again. Everything is so wonderful that my historical soul is in complete ecstasy!

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Креденцiй

16 Apr 2017, 15:44 #

After watching black mirror and this episode, I officially declare that Rory Kinnear is my son, and whoever offends him will deal with me.

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Elven_Kelevra

17 May 2017, 20:57 #

This is perhaps one of the few series that, after watching, there was a desire to review again.
Gorgeous!

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poisonivy16

04 Nov 2018, 23:58 #

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nonlondon

21 Feb 2018, 00:49 #

My God, finally a historical series with a normal dresser!!

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poisonivy16

04 Nov 2018, 23:57 #

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kapuhe4ka

16 Sep 2018, 03:05 #

Drama Queen :D
I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself

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poisonivy16

05 Nov 2018, 00:03 #

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jetaimеl

12 Sep 2022, 23:51 #

@poisonivy16: Is everything okay in your life? Why are you so worried about gays?

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AllisonJB

27 Mar 2019, 10:15 #

I have reviewed this series 2 times

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Prokhor

13 Nov 2019, 01:18 #

A very strange historicity. It is not clear why in medieval England aristocrats wear silk robes and turbans.

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jane_barberry

31 Jan 2020, 15:08 #

@Prokhor: I found it on some kind of drama.At the beginning of the Middle Ages, men wore a simple tunic and hood, loose trousers were tied around the leg with straps. Over time, this silhouette becomes dapper. Gradually, the sharp outlines were replaced by more square ones and by the beginning of the XVI century they took the form now known from the portraits of King Henry VIII and the figures depicted on playing cards.". For reference: Henry lived and died at the end of the 14th century, i.e. the time of his life just falls at a time when all men wore "silk robes and turbans"

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Prokhor

01 Feb 2020, 18:10 #

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jane_barberry

20 Feb 2020, 20:43 #

@Prokhor: after your answer, I already doubted myself. I had to go further into the Internet - more dramas.sites - and to study all this information deeper than I need it. I found what I was looking for, everything fell into place again, and I calmed down, making sure that it wasn't me who was stupid)))))))
I advise you, before you pretend to be a great historian, think about whether you are smarter than people who have probably studied all possible nuances that may arise during the creation of the series, and still read a book or, as a last resort, look at engravings of that time, and not draw historicity from memes about the suffering Middle Ages.

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Green_Bracelet_

01 Apr 2020, 00:58 #

I realized that it was hard for me to read Shakespeare, but watching film versions of his plays is much more enjoyable. I liked everything very much, the claims are only against Shakespeare himself. The drama is off the scale in places, it's too much for me. It is very interesting to learn about the rulers of England, so I will not give up the series ☺️

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ramzy

15 Apr 2023, 13:43 #

@Green_Bracelet_: is it hard to read, claims about Shakespeare? It's even scary to imagine that it's easy for you to read

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Kilkenni

22 Apr 2023, 23:25 #

@ramzy: to be fair, Shakespeare in the available translations is sometimes a really difficult task even for book lovers

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ramzy

23 Apr 2023, 13:49 #

@Kilkenni: and what's wrong with Lozinsky and Pasternak's translations? Lately, I've often come across claims that it's hard to read. And not to the Forsyte Saga. An alarming symptom.

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Kilkenni

26 Apr 2023, 08:36 #

@ramzy: They're not bad, I love them myself. But I notice that sometimes it's easier to watch Shakespeare with English subtitles than with Russian ones. Reading Lozinsky or Pasternak is fine. It is no longer so easy to read their translation in the form of subtitles when the phrases are too twisted for quick reading. Not always, but it happens

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ramzy

26 Apr 2023, 12:13 #

@Kilkenni: I basically don't like subtitles. If I'm watching a movie, a play, a TV series, I don't want to be distracted from the visual series. But it's not the same as reading plays. When I was 13, I read Hamlet and historical chronicles, so I can't imagine where there might be difficulties. Yes, it is difficult in the original, if only because I did not learn English))) It is difficult for some to read Pushkin and Lermontov, but it is high time for these people to look for problems in themselves, and not in their work.

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Kilkenni

26 Apr 2023, 13:52 #

@ramzy: Well, let's say that British performances (fortunately) are not voiced. In principle, I don't like voice acting, like many other fans of British cinema and theater, that's why subtitles help out. I am very happy for you, but love is different, and Shakespeare's plays are not nursery rhymes, so these or other difficulties are quite understandable. Even expected, in fact

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ramzy

26 Apr 2023, 15:49 #

@Kilkenni: I'm fine with voice acting, moreover, I think that ours often improve the text and certainly rarely worsen it. I can watch Shakespeare in the original calmly, but the voice acting does not spoil my life. But I disagree about the complexity. I am also generally annoyed by any remarks on the Internet on the topic that some books are difficult to read. The man seems to be proud of something incomprehensible. Or he hints that it's the writers' fault, they write too hard.

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Kilkenni

26 Apr 2023, 21:42 #

@ramzy: So far, it feels like you're proud that you read Hamlet at the age of 13 :)
Unfortunately or fortunately, it is impossible to improve Shakespeare in translation, but it is quite possible to worsen it, but this is a topic for scientific works already. I repeat, Shakespeare's complexity is normal for some readers, and I don't think it's necessary to make assumptions about a person a la "it's scary to imagine that it's easy for you to read"

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ramzy

26 Apr 2023, 21:57 #

@Kilkenni: Shakespeare is very easy to read, so there's nothing to be proud of. And everyone usually makes conclusions about people based on the available data. I made my own and I see no reason to change them.

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Nog

24 Apr 2020, 14:38 #

Richard here seemed very similar to Henry III performed by Dvorzhetsky in our "Countess de Montsoreau". And outwardly the similarity is strong, and the characters of the kings are quite close to each other.

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Кукабара

22 Nov 2020, 16:32 #

@Nog: Так родственники ж😉 , чего им не быть похожими?

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sweet_katius

06 Nov 2020, 16:11 #

тяжелая работа у королей, вот что

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Кукабара

22 Nov 2020, 16:29 #

Ах, от господ подалей
У них беды себе на всякий час готовь
Минуй нас пуще всех печалей
И барский гнев, и барская любовь.

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id264460076

29 Nov 2020, 01:00 #

Шикарная вещь! Актёрский состав вообще выше всяких похвал.
Очень понравились рассуждения Ричарда о том, что корона убивает того, кто ее носит.

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Barnaby

14 Aug 2021, 08:25 #

Два часа эстетического удовольствия. Уишоу великолепен.

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Olma3

17 Jan 2022, 10:24 #

Испытала эстетическое удовольствие от просмотра 1 части.
Интересная операторская работа, талантливый актёрский состав, необычный образ Ричарда II, который сыгран просто отлично! Небольшие спецэффекты, например, корона, парящая в воздухе, или растянутые по бокам колонны, оказывающие психологический эффект на зрителя и усиливающие эмоции актёров...всё это определено впечатлило.
Тех кто любит Шекспира, исторические фильмы, британский кинематограф, рекомендую к просмотру

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NatashCHa

16 Sep 2022, 20:14 #

Можно целый сериал снять, а то двух часов мало

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tamara_f

04 Oct 2023, 21:04 #

Сериал не для обычных людей. Люблю исторические фильмы и сериалы, но это смотреть не смогла. Ужасная съёмка, прикрытый (неочень) гомосексуализм, инфантилизм мужчин, вобщем смотреть противно.

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Kilkenni

05 Oct 2023, 20:32 #

@tamara_f: О нет, в прошлом не все были крепкими суровыми гетеросексуальными мужиками, невыносимо

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Duration:	132 min.
Released:	30.06.2012^{30.06.2012 20:00}
Watched by:	5 034^34.94%

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