Review of Looking for Richard (1996) by Jean-Michel V — 29 Sep 2007

Now is the winter of our discontent...

Grandiose !!

This review of Looking for Richard (1996) was written by Jean-Michel V on 29 Sep 2007.

Looking for Richard has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jimmy M (566) on 22 May 2012

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By Geoffrey O'brien (32) for The New York Review of Books (223) on 15 Aug 2018

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By Pieter-Jan V (262) on 03 Jan 2010

I only watched this documentary for Al Pacino, Pacino made Shakespeare more accesible and that's an accomplishment…

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By Rustin H (2) on 30 Sep 2016

Al Pacino delves deeply into the works of William Shakespeare, specifically Richard III, and essentially created a Shakespeare for dummies…

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By Daniel V (622) on 20 May 2014

I have seen Richard III and read it and now after seeing this, I really wish they would do this for all of Shakespeare's plays/movies…

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By Rebecca S (516) on 22 May 2010

Al Pacino's dial doesn't have any settings between 2 and 11, but it's still fun to watch this self-indulgent film about diving into a text…

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