This film is clearly of it's time, in that almost no one acts
Shakespeare like this anymore. While I found the sound quality quite
poor, I enjoyed the almost amateur style of it. The woman playing
Rosalind, it turns out, was married to the director/producer- but I
still enjoyed her performance. She was lively and fun and always
interesting to watch. Olivier is stuck with the dull as paste role of
Orlando, and acquits himself quite well. This is a 96 minute version of
a 130 minute play, so it's a bit like reading the cliff notes. The
filming style is dated and base, the acting stilted and dated, and yet-
I found the whole thing kind of enjoyable.
Shakespeare like this anymore. While I found the sound quality quite
poor, I enjoyed the almost amateur style of it. The woman playing
Rosalind, it turns out, was married to the director/producer- but I
still enjoyed her performance. She was lively and fun and always
interesting to watch. Olivier is stuck with the dull as paste role of
Orlando, and acquits himself quite well. This is a 96 minute version of
a 130 minute play, so it's a bit like reading the cliff notes. The
filming style is dated and base, the acting stilted and dated, and yet-
I found the whole thing kind of enjoyable.