Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.
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“𝕷𝖊𝖙 𝖚𝖘 𝖙𝖔'𝖙 𝖕𝖊𝖑𝖑-𝖒𝖊𝖑𝖑, 𝖎𝖋 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖓, 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖎𝖓 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖔 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑.” A film I’ve wanted to watch for ages. I don’t believe I have loved any Shakespeare adaptation or really any work by the Bard himself. I have seen a few films and read some choice passages. And enjoy the idea of his words better than the execution. I crave entertainment. This seemed to me the story I would enjoy and the form I would enjoy it most. A man who craves power over all else and gets everything he wants. And pays for it.