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A Man For All Seasons - Maggers - 02-25-2007
I just saw the incomparable "A Man For All Seasons" again. I saw it in the theater in 1966 when it first came out. What a wonderous script, so literate and so profound. It's all about an honorable man for whom words MEAN something, who argued his fate with wit, immense wisdom and knowledge of the law and the word of the law. It's inspiring and moving, and it's the dialogue that does it. I doubt they could make a movie like this today. It's just too heady.
It won a lot of Oscars: for best film, direction, actor, costume, adapted screenplay, etc. etc.
A Man For All Seasons - Ken Valentine - 02-25-2007
Maggers Wrote:I just saw the incomparable "A Man For All Seasons" again. I saw it in the theater in 1966 when it first came out. What a wonderous script, so literate and so profound. It's all about an honorable man for whom words MEAN something, who argued his fate with wit, immense wisdom and knowledge of the law and the word of the law. It's inspiring and moving, and it's the dialogue that does it. I doubt they could make a movie like this today. It's just too heady.
It won a lot of Oscars: for best film, direction, actor, costume, adapted screenplay, etc. etc.
Sad to say, I have never seen that film. But from what I remember, it was about a power struggle between the Archbishop of Canterbury and King Henry the VIII.
From what you say about it, I'm definitely going to have to look for it . . . and soon!
Ken V.
A Man For All Seasons - Maggers - 02-25-2007
Ken Valentine Wrote:Sad to say, I have never seen that film. But from what I remember, it was about a power struggle between the Archbishop of Canterbury and King Henry the VIII.
From what you say about it, I'm definitely going to have to look for it . . . and soon!
Ken V.
It's about Sir Thomas More and his refusal to bow to the wishes of King Henry VIII around his first divorce and subsequent marriage to Anne Boleyn, and how Cromwell tried everything he could think of to get More to betray his beliefs. More didn't and he paid the highest price for his principles.
A Man For All Seasons - Bluesman Mike Lindner - 02-25-2007
Maggers Wrote:I just saw the incomparable "A Man For All Seasons" again. I saw it in the theater in 1966 when it first came out. What a wonderous script, so literate and so profound. It's all about an honorable man for whom words MEAN something, who argued his fate with wit, immense wisdom and knowledge of the law and the word of the law. It's inspiring and moving, and it's the dialogue that does it. I doubt they could make a movie like this today. It's just too heady.
It won a lot of Oscars: for best film, direction, actor, costume, adapted screenplay, etc. etc.
The music's been playing on the PA system at BN Lincoln for a couple of days. Why, I canna tell yez. Got a new guy, cool young hombre, asked me, trying to be sardonic, I guess, "Boss Blues, isn't this song incredibly corny?" The song was, "The Quest,"and I hadda give the newby my thoughts: "No, Peter, it's not corny at all. It's great."
A Man For All Seasons - Ken Valentine - 02-25-2007
Maggers Wrote:It's about Sir Thomas More and his refusal to bow to the wishes of King Henry VIII around his first divorce and subsequent marriage to Anne Boleyn, and how Cromwell tried everything he could think of to get More to betray his beliefs. More didn't and he paid the highest price for his principles.
That's pretty much what I meant by "power struggle," the Church versus the King. I think we're saying the same thing with different words.
I hope the local Blockbuster has it. I'm going to look for it tonight.
Ken V.
A Man For All Seasons - Maggers - 02-25-2007
Ken Valentine Wrote:That's pretty much what I meant by "power struggle," the Church versus the King. I think we're saying the same thing with different words.
I hope the local Blockbuster has it. I'm going to look for it tonight.
Ken V.
I think you'll like it. Robert Shaw plays a very blustery and LOUD King Henry. But Paul Scofield steals the show as Sir Thomas More. Wendy Hiller as Sir Thomas' wife is spirited also, as is a very young John Hurt.
A Man For All Seasons - Ken Valentine - 02-25-2007
Maggers Wrote:I think you'll like it. Robert Shaw plays a very blustery and LOUD King Henry. But Paul Scofield steals the show as Sir Thomas More. Wendy Hiller as Sir Thomas' wife is spirited also, as is a very young John Hurt.
Now I really have to see it.
I remember Robert Shaw from a number of movies -- Force Ten From Navaronne, From Russia With Love, The Sting . . . others that don't come to mind at the moment. He'd make a marvelous Henry the VIII.
The only movie I have seen Paul Scofield in was John Frankenheimers The Train. He played the German Colonel opposite Burt Lancaster. A very impressive actor. Burt Lancaster was good too.
Yep. I definitely have to see this movie. Especially after all this time.
Ken V.
A Man For All Seasons - Maggers - 02-25-2007
Ken Valentine Wrote:Now I really have to see it.
I remember Robert Shaw from a number of movies -- Force Ten From Navaronne, From Russia With Love, The Sting . . . others that don't come to mind at the moment. He'd make a marvelous Henry the VIII.
The only movie I have seen Paul Scofield in was John Frankenheimers The Train. He played the German Colonel opposite Burt Lancaster. A very impressive actor. Burt Lancaster was good too.
Yep. I definitely have to see this movie. Especially after all this time.
Ken V.
Shaw's role is definitely a supporting one. He's not on screen that much. It's Scofield's story. I understand Scofield much preferred performing in theater to acting in movies, which is why he didn't make films even after winning an Oscar for this one.
A Man For All Seasons - Silverfish - 02-25-2007
I remeber seeing way back it in highschool, after we read the book. I remeber liking it.
For anyone who hasn't seen it, I would recomend it, if only for the history.
Stephanie
For anyone who hasn't seen it, I would recomend it, if only for the history.
Stephanie
A Man For All Seasons - Terry Willacker - 02-26-2007
It is one of my favorites, too. I've had the VHS for years and recently bought the DVD.