'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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I've never read Henry V or seen any other adaptation other than Branagh's, but I really do love that movie. There are so many great moments in it--all of the various Henry/French Herald moments (especially after the battle), Brian Blessed chewing on those great lines about "the Paris balls" to the Dauphin at the French court, and Derek Jacobi as the Chorus throughout:
Oh, for a muse of fire
That wouldst ascend
The brightest heavens of invention.
Oh god, yes. I could watch that movie a hundred (more) times. The Emma Thompson scenes are watch from the hall for me, but they are in the text, too, so I guess I really can't blame Branagh.
I've never read King Lear but I did read the Wikipedia page and have a brief discussion about it with Kristin. Still Slings & Arrows season 3 says Very Long Wait on my Netflix queue so maybe it's not too late for me to stop by the library.
We few.
We happy few.
We band of buggered.
it's not band of buggered in the play though, right?
No idea.
All I know about Henry V I learned from either Buffy or the movie Renaissance Man.
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers." The St. Crispin's day speech.
"For he that sheds his blood today with me shall be my brother."
A favorite of rugby players.
...and count their manhoods cheap
While any speaks who fought with us
Upon St. Crispin's Day!
Very Long Wait on my Netflix queue so maybe it's not too late for me to stop by the library.
ooh! I didn't realize it was even available at all yet.