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Looking for Richard is a american film of genre Drama directed by Al Pacino released in USA on 11 october 1996 with Alec Baldwin

Looking for Richard (1996)

Looking for Richard
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Released in USA 11 october 1996
Length 1h52
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Thriller,    Documentary
Rating72% 3.644533.644533.644533.644533.64453

Looking for Richard is a 1996 documentary film directed by Al Pacino. The film is Pacino's directorial debut. It is both a performance of selected scenes of William Shakespeare's Richard III and 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.

Synopsis

Al Pacino vise à présenter la vision populaire de l'œuvre de l'écrivain William Shakespeare, à travers des séquences filmées de la pièce de théâtre Richard III, jouées par une troupe d'acteurs (Al Pacino interprétant dans ces scènes le rôle de Richard III), et des interviews d'acteurs, de spécialistes du théâtre, ou d'inconnus interrogés dans les rues new-yorkaises. Il y a juxtaposition des scènes de répétitions de la pièce de Shakespeare Richard III et des parties où il est question de la mise en scène.

Actors

Alec Baldwin

(Self / Duke of Clarence)Al Pacino

(Self / Richard III)Aidan Quinn

(Richmond)Winona Ryder

(Self / Lady Anne)Kevin Spacey

(Self / Earl of Buckingham)
And :
Kevin Conway
Daniel von Bargen
Harris Yulin
Estelle Parsons
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