The King
Director:
David MichôdCámara:
Adam ArkapawMúsica:
Nicholas BritellReparto:
Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Robert Pattinson, Ben Mendelsohn, Sean Harris, Edward Ashley, Thomasin McKenzie, Lily-Rose Depp, Tom Glynn-Carney (más)Streaming (1)
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Hal, un príncipe caprichoso y sin interés por ejercer su derecho al trono de Inglaterra, ha abandonado las responsabilidades reales para vivir en libertad entre la plebe. Sin embargo, ante la muerte de su tirano padre, Hal se ve obligado a retomar la vida de la que quería huir para ser el nuevo rey: Enrique V. Después de su coronación, el joven monarca tendrá que aprender a lidiar con las intrigas palaciegas, una guerra y los lazos que le unen a su antigua vida, como la relación con su mejor amigo y mentor, el caballero John Falstaff. (Tripictures)
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Un presupuesto más alto y una batalla mejor elaborada lo habrían llevado aún más alto, pero incluso sin ellos la película mola. A través de una lenta narración, traza cuidadosamente el cambio de mentalidad y actitud de un bohemio pacifista a un cruel guerrero que quiere defender su honor. La amistad, la ambición, la intriga, la pérdida de algo querido a cambio de la adquisición de algo menos valioso pero destinado por el destino. Al mismo tiempo, la «naturaleza política» inglesa y francesa queda bien plasmada históricamente. Grandes actores en los cuatro papeles principales. Edgerton, como coguionista y coproductor, fue el padre de la obra. Excelente.
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October's Netflix horror extravaganza is over, but I'm also thankful for this historical flick, which it seems Netflix will serve up every year (last year it was Outlaw King, which I liked a little more, but this one is a blast too). We follow the story of young Henry V, who has recently been crowned king after the death of his father and will have to deal with the war he inherited. Brilliantly filmed, fateful, messy, authentic, historically accurate and above all breathtakingly acted. Timothée Chalamet shows a huge amount of talent on screen and I feel he has a rich future (the King's rage speech before the battle gave me goosebumps like nothing I've seen in a long time), but it was also nice to see Joel Edgerton with a perfect strategic plan and Robert Pattinson playing the sleazy French prince brilliantly. The film climaxes with the solid and glorious Battle of Agincourt, which is properly raw and dirty, and the final rather unexpected twist is brilliant. Even though the film has a slower pace, it doesn't get boring at all and is absolutely riveting. 85%
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Or how King Henry gained both victory and an honest French lady. A clever and authentic historical movie that gets under your skin. The detailed depiction of the characters and the authenticity of their behavior are crucial for Michôda. There is one major action scene in the form of a muddy scuffle at Agincourt, while the rest of the film is made up of discussions about war with a chubby Edgerton, a bit of sieging and royal intrigues, where Chalamet very adeptly prepares himself for the role of Muad'Dib in Villeneuve’s Dune. Pattinson is a loathsome bastard (the great scene with the little boys in the forest) and absolutely revels in this role. The King looks like a movie from a different time, old-school but with modern techniques and gadgets. It’s nice to hear a mention of the Czech Lands too. Powerful music.
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The solitude, burden and uncompromising nature of being a ruler. On top of that, the father-son relationships on both sides of the channel torn apart. Undoubtedly, you will recognize Shakespeare's themes, dialogue, characters and speeches in many places. However, this is not a direct adaptation of his Henriad, though the movie was inspired by it. You won’t fail to notice it and that is intentional. In any case, The King is a fine historical film impressively shot in the mud and with excellent acting (especially the Edgerton-Harris-Chalamet trio). The more intimate, the better. And it is more than intimate.
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It seems that Netflix decided to try its hand at European historical epics. During the last two years, it produced the best two films of this genre in quite some time – Outlaw King and The King. These films have similar titles, topics and quality, but the latter seemed more professional to me. Maybe it’s because of the Shakespeare references, great dialogues and actors, intimacy of its story or perhaps the action scenes, with an epic finale and postscript that made me melt in pure bliss. For an intimate historical film full of politics there are quite a lot action scenes and witty lines, which is definitely good. It reminds me of the 1980s and 90s, the era of classic historical epics. By the way, did you also do a double-take over the fact that Timothée Chalamet, an actor with obvious French roots, plays the English king and the indisputable Englishman Robert Pattison plays a bitchy Frenchman? Their performances were very entertaining.
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