The Third Part of Henry the Sixth (TV Movie 1983)
39KThe Third Part of Henry the Sixth (TV Movie 1983). 3h 31m
“The two leads, Peter Benson as Henry VI and Julia Foster as Queen Margaret, are much less annoying in the final part of the trilogy than in the first twotowards the end, they even do some actual acting, which suggests that their monotones in the first five sixths of the trilogy should be blamed on the director. The minor parts, as usual for the BBC Shakespeare, are mostly well-handled, even (this time) Bernard Hill as Richard, though itu0026#39;s still a relief that heu0026#39;s replaced in the sequel. The direction is competent when itu0026#39;s not heavy-handed, sometimes (as in Warwicku0026#39;s final speech) going over the top and distracting from the play and Shakespeareu0026#39;s words. The production continues to be cheap and gloomy, but this only occasionally (as with implausible snow on whatu0026#39;s normally conceived as a filmed indoor set) interferes with the play, though it never adds to it.”
