Revengers Tragedy
Revengers Tragedy is a film adaptation of theplay The Revengers Tragedy attributed to Thomas Middleton in the credits, following the current scholarly consensus. It was directed by Alex Cox and adapted for the screen by Coxs fellow Liverpudlian, Frank Cottrell Boyce. The film stars Christopher Eccleston as the revengeobsessed Vindice, with Derek Jacobi as the evil Duke, Eddie Izzard as his lecherous son Lussurioso, Diana Quick as the Duchess, Andrew Schofield as Vindices brother Carlo a version of the plays Hippolito, Carla Henry as his virtuous sister Castiza, and Marc Warren and Justin Salinger as the Duchesss sons Supervacuo and Ambitioso.
BBCs Jamie Russell gave the filmstars, stating It exaggerates the plays confused identities, deliberate miscommunications, and sarcastic asides into an overblown exercise in outright camp. The review further states that the films messages are ultimately let down by the films rough edges, and contains moments that are painfully amateurish, Revengers Tragedy ultimately annoys as much as it exhilarates. Varietys Deborah Young described the film as ambitious, sometimes exhilarating but ultimately not very new attempt to unleash the power of great literature past by punking it up. The Time Out Film Guide said The stylistic intention, presumably, was old meets new with a Luhrmannlike flourish, but the modest resources on display result in a look somewhere between threadbare Jarman and school play. One struggles to be impressed.
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