Henry V - Softcover

Branagh, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393316777 ISBN 13: 9780393316773

Publisher: WW Norton & Co, 1997

Synopsis

Kenneth Branagh made his mark as an outstanding Shakespearean actor and director upon the release of Henry V, his first film. Branagh wrote the screen adaptation, starred in, and directed the film to astounding critical and popular acclaim, establishing him as a most gifted and versatile film artist. With a marvelous cast, including Richard Briers, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Derek Jacobi, Alec McCowen, Geraldine McEwan, Paul Scofield, John Sessions, Robert Stephens, and Emma Thompson, Branagh brings the play into contemporary times, adding a darker and harsher sensibility. Included here are Branagh's screenplay and introduction, and dramatic stills from the film.

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Review:

So let me say flat out that I like everything about Branagh's film. I like the adaptation, the cast, the direction, the cinematography and the music. In fact, I like it so much I don't even want to write about it. I would prefer to leave my desk right now and watch it again.--Stuart Klawans As a director, as artistic entrepreneur, as sheer charge of film-world energy, [Branagh] has won his own Agincourt.--Stanley Kauffmann

Book Description:

John Dover Wilson's New Shakespeare, published between 1921 and 1966, became the classic Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's plays and poems until the 1980s. The series, long since out-of-print, is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary.

About this edition

• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0393316777
• ISBN 13: 9780393316773
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128