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"King Lear" (2008) with Ian McKellen, Act II Scene 4

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Act II Scene 4 of William Shakespeare's "King Lear" (2008). Intense performance by Ian McKellen in Trevor Nunn's television version of the 2007 RSC production. Released on DVD: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TR4G6W/brzeczyk-20/ Directed by Trevor Nunn. Starring: Ian McKellen (King Lear), William Gaunt (Earl of Gloucester), Philip Winchester (Edmund), Ben Meyjes (Edgar), Frances Barber (Goneril), Monica Dolan (Regan), Romola Garai (Cordelia), Sylvester McCoy (Fool), Jonathan Hyde (Earl of Kent), Guy Williams (Duke of Cornwall), Julian Harries (Duke of Albany).

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  • no, i'm not hating. I just don't understand why he can't just be a great actor who happens to be gay. A person's sexuality shouldn't have to come up. You wouldn't say oooh, Patrick Stewart did a great job! Point for the straight community! It's different, but it's the same thing also. Just my opinion.

  • Why does him being gay have anything to do with anything?

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  • WHY CANT YOU BE A FAMOUS ACTOR THE GREAT ACTOR YOU ARE!!!!

  • I wasn't really a fan of this version of Lear. I have yet to watch a performance of Lear that strikes me so much as the text itself.

    If anyone has any suggestions...

  • KEVORIAN YOU WHORE.

  • This is available on the pbs website. google "king lear pbs great performances."

  • Search Shakespeare in the Kitchen-14 characters in 14 weeks

  • Yes The RSC has stolen Shakespeare for its own ends. All patrons are encouraged to donate to other more diverse organisations rather than looking at the RSC as the last vestige for the promotion of Shakespearean art. The RSC is inward looking self promoting and exercises exclusion at the highest level and offers no resolution or dialogue which encourages original creativity and understanding to those who once believed that the RSC was the almighty propeller for Mr William Shakespeare,

  • @Timthethespian89 I actually thought Patrick Stewart was gay :D

  • Dude, this is just like one of my dad's rants!

  • @Serai3 Lear's a total asshole. I do agree that with McKellen as Lear, you really can't have the ideal young Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. The characters all have to work with each other. Did you hear Pacino got cast as the new film version of Lear? That's going to be really strange.

  • @Spongemagic Dude, what did you expect, teenagers? McKellen is what, in his 70's? Considering the average age of marriage in his time, the daughters could even have been older than this and still be realistic. In fact, the older the daughters are, the more real is their bitterness and resentment, since they've been waiting so many years for their inheritance (plus you know, Lear being an asshole and all).

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