Review of A Man for All Seasons (1966) by Chris K — 30 Jun 2007
Paul Scofield is in a bittersweet group of underrated actors. The group includes Bob Hoskins, Tim Curry, Ben Gazzara, Timothy Dalton, Dylan Baker and others--those who have caught people's attention but have been unable to hold it.
Scofield demonstrates his talent, as the martyr Thomas More, stuanchly pro-Catholic Church authority in the face of a despotic Henry VIII, who we all know what he did to religion in the country of England.
Scofield's is a performance of a moral champion and a figure of humility. More is the one who gave us the term "utopia," a place of a perfect system for a very imperfect mankind. That's what Scofield shows us--More's peaceful struggles against a tyrant that cost him his life but not his message or his humanist legacy.
This review of A Man for All Seasons (1966) was written by Chris K on 30 Jun 2007.
A Man for All Seasons has generally received very positive reviews.
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