Review of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) by Filipeneto — 04 Mar 2018

This film tells the story of Robin Hood, one of the most popular heroes of adventures of all time, an immortal symbol of the struggle for justice and freedom. Directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, the film has a screenplay by Norman Reilly Raine and Seton I. Miller, and stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.

Its one of the most popular films of the career of these two actors, who have co on several occasions. In fact, watching the career of one of them means, invariably, observe the colleague. Flynn is one of biggest heartthrobs of classic cinema while Olivia is the eternal damsel in distress. The almost ideal way both collaborate is perhaps one of the reasons why the films they made are still very alive in people's memory, decades after they left the big screen.

The script, slightly inspired by the stories about this legendary character, is very imaginative and it fits in we usually find in swashbuckling. The cast was up to the challenge and shone with precise and accurate performances. The theatricality of gestures and speeches, like the idealized and romantic scenarios, helped the charm of the film, with little historical accuracy but with great visual effect. That was the old cinema. One way to make cinema that has passed, but that got us pearls that we still enjoy today.