One of the most creative, brilliant movies I've ever seen. It turns a limped Medieval-era king into a Hitler-lookalike figure, and it musicalizes an Elizabethan poem as a 1930s jazz number. BRAVISSIMO!!
It is arranged in the style of the classic 1930s British dance band song: prolonged intro by the band, singer +/- instrumental solos, then a short play out by the band. I love it!
One fun note--the last verse she sings is not actually from Marlow's " The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" but the first stanza of Sir Walter Raleigh's answering poem--"The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd" If all the world and love were young, And truth in every Shepherd’s tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move, To live with thee, and be thy love. Raleigh's Nymph takes a rather cynical look at Marlow's Shepherd's claims.
DOES ANYONE know if this version is available for purchase? There HAS to be a recording of this version. I'm getting irate not seeing this on amazon or itunes.
03:20 - We watch Richard, the Duke of Gloucester and wait for him to make his move, but moments later, Henry Tudor makes his own, and dances with Elizabeth. Was he the Duke or the Earl of Richmond...?
One of the most creative, brilliant movies I've ever seen. It turns a limped Medieval-era king into a Hitler-lookalike figure, and it musicalizes an Elizabethan poem as a 1930s jazz number. BRAVISSIMO!!
It is arranged in the style of the classic 1930s British dance band song: prolonged intro by the band, singer +/- instrumental solos, then a short play out by the band. I love it!
Splendid. It was really clever to put Marlowe to music for this movie
LordHealey I wish more people knew this version instead of the operatic version. Even as a classical musician THAT melody falls flat to me.
One fun note--the last verse she sings is not actually from Marlow's " The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" but the first stanza of Sir Walter Raleigh's answering poem--"The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd"
If all the world and love were young,
And truth in every Shepherd’s tongue,
These pretty pleasures might me move,
To live with thee, and be thy love.
Raleigh's Nymph takes a rather cynical look at Marlow's Shepherd's claims.
for a 1930’s setting, they couldn’t have gotten a better singer than the amazing Stacey Kent.
This is in my top five movie openings.
Thank you, Sir Ian Mckellen, for turning me on to Shakespeare, and thank you Ms Stacy Kent for just turning me on ♥️
i love this music
Has anyone noticed that boy tripping over at 3:18?
+ John, who has more fun than us? Seriously, love this song. The stars are falling over Alabama here (at the ball) in spite of Richard.
DOES ANYONE know if this version is available for purchase? There HAS to be a recording of this version. I'm getting irate not seeing this on amazon or itunes.
I know this is an old comment so you may not get this, but I have a copy that I would be happy to send you!
@@piratesswoop725 wouldn’t mind it myself if you could be so kind
@@piratesswoop725 I'd like it too
@@davebowman9000 Check out my previous comment, there is a link! You just have to remove the spaces.
@@piratesswoop725 Comments been removed or YT hid it. All I can see is the requests and your offer.
Thanks to Sir Ian McKellen for turning me on to Shakespeare
03:20 - We watch Richard, the Duke of Gloucester and wait for him to make his move, but moments later, Henry Tudor makes his own, and dances with Elizabeth. Was he the Duke or the Earl of Richmond...?
Henry was the Earl of Richmond.
Is it just me, or does the band conductor look a bit like Benny Goodman?
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