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Looking for Richard

1996

Al Pacino

Documentary, Self: Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey ...

7.0

1,691

Documentary. Drama A workshop of William Shakespeare's Richard III inspires actor-director Al Pacino's breezy documentary, which aims to make the playwright accessible to contemporary American audiences. Though a noteworthy cast of stage actors and Hollywood stars (including Kevin Spacey, Winona Ryder, and Alec Baldwin) gathers to work on the play, Looking for Richard does not present a straightforward filmed version of the scheming, deformed king's rise ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] deals frankly with the problems of performing Shakespeare, but it also treats the work with respect and love (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Godfrey Cheshire Variety	"High-spirited and infectiously energetic, Al Pacino’s 'Looking for Richard' is a master class in Shakespeare and acting conducted by an uncommonly passionate and delightful teacher"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"A marvellously intelligent, witty and imaginative exploration of the problems faced by anyone wishing to act in Shakespeare or translate the plays to film"twitt	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Pacino makes looking for Richard a great adventure and outrageous fun."	POS
United Kingdom	Neil Jeffries Empire	"Pacino has made an informative, engrossing and hugely enjoyable movie that stands as a work of pure entertainment, almost as powerful as its inspiration (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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