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The King
All hail.
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.
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CinemaSerf
May 30, 2024 · via TMDB
At last an opportunity to see Timothée Chalamet doing something a little grittier. Sadly, t'was not to be. His portrayal of this great character from early 15th Century British history left me cold. He looked like a good meal would have killed him, never mind a bloodthirsty foe clad in iron armed with an axe. The accent held up reasonably well, but he still struggles to shake off the winsome, "butter wouldn't melt" image and as he has to pretty much carry this film en seul, it just doesn't really work. The rare appearances by Robert Pattinson border on the hammy; with his final appearance reminding me of the first few steps taken by "Bambi" back in 1942. It is great that Netflix are prepared to fund projects like this, but the plain truth is that no amount of money can compensate for a poor screenplay - think Shakespeare "light" - supplemented with a few high-profile cameo contributions and some, admittedly, fantastic battle scenarios.
Roryyeung
Oct 4, 2022 · via TMDB
It’s a fine half-adaptation, but suffers from the compromise it makes. On the one hand, it is not simply another adaptation of Shakespeare - it has the advantages of taking a fresh look at the material, but for whatever reason still somehow carried across much of the fictional elements of Shakespeare’s plays. At the same time, whilst the writing is good, it lacks the poetry of a more straight adaptation (e.g. the Hollow Crown). I do find the performances to be compelling, and in particular, find it interesting to see Henry V as a contemplative humanist rather than a victorious warlord. It’s an interesting idea (if perhaps ahistoric) and does perhaps act as a medication on more modern conflicts. In particular, the film diverges significantly from Shakespeare’s plot significantly towards the end. It seems to try to this to change to modify the original 16th century propaganda of the play to a discussion of Realpolitik. This is a good idea in principle, but is somewhat undercut from having just watched an hour glorifying Henry. It is also technically impressive - both the art and cinematography departments have outdone themselves - standards we have perhaps come to expect from Netflix productions. On the whole, I admire the attempt to give a fresh take on the source material, but would rather they took inspiration from the history, rather than from a play written centuries after.
Splinter
Nov 11, 2019 · via TMDB
Just finished The King, a modern interpretation of parts of Shakespeare's Henry IV and Henry V, seemingly targeted at millennials. It's common knowledge that much of Shakespeare's Henry V is based on hearsay, yet his pre-battle speeches at Barfleur ('Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.') and Agincourt ('We band of brothers') have become the stuff of legend and remain the most stirring battle speeches of our time. In The King, Henry's pre-battle speech at Agincourt is neither stirring or inspirational due to being a watered-down, 21st-century, politically correct rendition, which I found hard to stomach. The King portrays Henry (Hal) as a pacifist and reluctant leader, a fop to Catherine of Valois and I found Timothee Chalomet's (an American) performance as Hal to be too 21st century and not in the slightest bit convincing. In fact, he seemed reluctant to carry out any of the deeds that the real Henry V actually carried out. The battle scenes were very realistic and the cinematography was superb, but... This is yet another nod to the PC millennials, diluting and revising both Shakespeare and history into easily digestible snack bites for the sensitive of our era.
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Netflix
Timothée Chalamet
Hal
Joel Edgerton
Falstaff
Sean Harris
William
Tom Glynn-Carney
Hotspur
Lily-Rose Depp
Catherine
Thomasin McKenzie
Philippa, Queen of Denmark
Robert Pattinson
The Dauphin
Ben Mendelsohn
King Henry IV
Andrew Havill
Archbishop of Canterbury
Dean-Charles Chapman
Thomas
Steven Elder
Dorset
Edward Ashley
Cambridge
Tara Fitzgerald
Hooper
Tom Fisher
Northumberland
Tom Lawrence
Westmoreland
Ivan Kaye
Scrope
Josef Davies
Beale
Roderick Hill
Cloaked Man
Niké Kurta
Molly
Nicholas Wittman
Herald
Philip Rosch
Lord Chamberlain
Lucas Hansen
Eric, King of Denmark
Cedric Cirotteau
French Envoy
Jack Bandeira
Cambridge's Steward
Vincent Latorre
Jean D'Estouteville
Harry Trevaldwyn
Dartmouth
Laurent Winkler
French Commander
Thibault de Montalembert
King Charles VI
Fiona Crombie
Production Design
Alice Felton
Set Decoration
Simon Finney
"C" Camera Operator
Adam Arkapaw
Director of Photography
Flora Moody
Key Hair Stylist
Alessandro Bertolazzi
Makeup & Hair
Levente Lezsák
Stunt Coordinator
Steve Dent
Stunt Coordinator
David Michôd
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Nash Edgerton
Second Unit Director
Peter Sciberras
Editor
Des Hamilton
Casting
Francine Maisler
Casting
David Minkowski
Co-Producer
Ildikó Kemény
Co-Producer
Brad Pitt
Producer
David Michôd
Producer
Dede Gardner
Producer
Jeremy Kleiner
Producer
Joel Edgerton
Producer
Liz Watts
Producer
Nicholas Britell
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Robert Mackenzie
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Gareth John
Sound Mixer
Robert Mackenzie
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Mackenzie
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