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Mood:
- EmotionalSincereStylizedCaptivatingBleakExciting
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Plot:
- PoliticsRoyal FamilyHeroesState AffairsHuman SpiritHeroic MissionBattles
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Genres:
- DramaPeriodHistoricalWar
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Time/Period:
- 15th CenturyMiddle Ages
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Place:
- EnglandEuropeFrance
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedOscar WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Style:
- Gory
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Based on:
- Based on Play
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Henry V, 1989
English, French
UK
Profile of Henry V
The mood of Henry V is emotional, stylized, and sincere. The plot centers around a royal family, politics, and state affairs. It is a drama, period, and war movie. Stylistically, Henry V is gory. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Henry V is set in France and England. It happens in the 15th century and in the middle ages. It is adapted from a play. Henry V is known for being critically acclaimed and an Oscar winner.
Summary of Henry V
Kenneth Branagh makes his directorial debut and also plays the title role in Henry V, a film that began a resurgence of interest in films of Shakespeare's plays. Henry is a young king seeking a way to make his mark on history. He gets his chance when he learns he can make a legal claim to the throne of France. He does, and arrives in France with a small army that soon meets with violent resistance from the French. The film follows Henry and his men through the brutality of fifteenth century warfare as the ragtag band confronts heavy opposition and their own destinies on a rainy French battlefield. The film expertly balances the thrilling heroics of the battle sequences with the painful and complex reactions of men who are sometimes unsure of the justice of their cause. True to Shakespeare's original text, an unnamed Chorus (Derek Jacobi) appears periodically, filling in details and offering a running commentary on the action. Henry V is a rousing, fascinating film about the power of courage and the price of glory.
Details
| Language: | English, French |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 8 November 1989 |
| Runtime: | 137 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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