David Tennant:Conjuring Shakespeare

David Tennant enacts a scene from Measure For Measure.

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[WeeDonnd]

what is this from? - tv programme?

[Tiddybeth]

It was a series of documentaries on the BBC in I think 1997, its the only scene David was involved in.

[lozzy31]

DT in a villainous role! He plays a villain so little, but he plays such a good ba*tard! He's even sexier when playing a ba*tard. Like a Shakespearian Brendan Block (re: Secret Smile).

An aspect I have trouble grappling with is (if in the time of the plays debut, females roles were still being played by men) how the role of Isabella must have been portrayed by a man. I just can't imagine the frailties and sensitivity needed for the role being expressed by a man. It's very odd to think.

[Mercforhire9]

God I love Shakespeare but i LOOOOVE it when David Tennant is doing it.

[FairyFlossHunny]

@redredshoes AMEN.

[redredshoes]

@FairyFlossHunny 'this may be immoral but if I knew the only way to save a dying brother was to get with HIM, I'd probably make my brother sick in the first place to do it'

If that is wrong let us NEVER be right

[MoyashiFukadai]

kill the guy with the camera!!!! jeez, he hadn't anti-reflex lens!? btw love DT in villainous roles :D

[20centuryfox100]

good isabella, great angelo, HORRIFIC camera work! for a start, up-the-nose angles are never flattering to anyone, and also, could we please have a look at the actors when they're ACTUALLY SPEAKING? finally, the glare. i'm blinded. i'm sending the camera crew the bills for my laser surgery. for pete's sake.

other than that...i liked it. david tennant really can't be beat, am i right?

[elimacca]

hey. it's mrs dursley.

[delusionaldiminutive]

I saw this a while ago but it's so much better if you've read the play. Measure for Measure's really good but it definitely has it's dark points and this is one of them. David is fantastic in this. Awww! Love that he does Angelo in his natural Scottish accent. I like that he's modernized the inflections a bit. It makes it interesting. I disagree with the commentator. I really didn't like the the way they filmed this. At some points, you couldn't even see the actors. The camera was all over.

[FairyFlossHunny]

Even though he seems like an asshole in this, he has me droolling in that white suit of his. God, he's so good at shakespeare! He just breathes life in to the words so I can actually understand the storyline.

...oh, and this may be immoral but if I knew the only way to save a dying brother was to get with HIM, I'd probably make my brother sick in the first place to do it.

[Elvinauk]

Whoa!!! I am a huge DT fan and I've never seen this! ONL is there anything this man can't do?

[mmgringoire2]

@HeidiGetsCreative There is a recording of David as Mercutio?! Where? what company? He would make an amazing Mercutio

[mmgringoire2]

I know it's wrong, but David is so hot when he's evil. Who is the actress? She and David are really good together.