tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post7825611523437481730..comments2023-05-30T07:00:13.707-04:00Comments on Bookphilia.com: But where's my fool?Bookphiliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-71638393181208570012008-09-03T17:27:00.000-04:002008-09-03T17:27:00.000-04:00Wayne: I think the idea of having Cate Blanchett p...Wayne: I think the idea of having Cate Blanchett play the Fool is brilliant! Assuming that the director reads this blog, I'm sure it'll happen.<BR/><BR/>Dr. K: I can't believe I didn't think of Don Rickles! But maybe he'd make a better Cordelia than Lear?Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-8336971071723077782008-09-03T14:54:00.000-04:002008-09-03T14:54:00.000-04:00What about Don Rickles for Lear?What about Don Rickles for Lear?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-59956193170911532892008-09-03T10:14:00.000-04:002008-09-03T10:14:00.000-04:00Interesting post. I've always been a fan of Shakes...Interesting post. I've always been a fan of Shakespeare on film. Especially foreign adaptations like Akira Kurosawa's efforts like "Throne of Blood" (Macbeth) or "Ran" (King Lear), Peter Greenaway's "Prospero's Books", even Mel Gibson as Hamlet (smirk!). Oddly enough K. Branagh never did much for me.<BR/><BR/>I guess it comes down to how far your prepared to get away from the traditional presentation.<BR/><BR/>I suggest a cameo by Cate Blanchett as King Lears' fool. Her performance as Bob Dylan, in "I'm Not There" proved to me she can be anything.<BR/><BR/>A female fool could be an interesting foil to King Lear<BR/><BR/>Just a thought...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com