lost king
Manager: Stephen Frears
artists: Sally Hawkins, Steve Coogan, Harry Lloyd, Mark Addy
Year: 2022
Premiere: May 5, 2023
★★
The figure of Richard III, demonized for centuries, went through a rehabilitation process a decade ago, and Stephen Frears’ new work now celebrates that. Special, Pays homage to British director Philippa Langley, The woman who became obsessed with the ruler and started a Quixote-like search for his lost tomb, eventually finding his remains under a parking lot.
Focused on his hero’s research and efforts to finance the excavation project, “The Lost King” is less of a “thriller” than in Dan Brown’s books. as a mixture of procedural drama and psychological work; For Langley, justifying the king is a way to justify himself and all the women who were once ignored or forgotten.
Specifically, the movie manages to create intrigue from a plot centered around academic speeches, funding requests, and building permits, but it’s too burdened by all these scenes where Langley speaks to the ghost of Ricardo III and his tone is lost. between humor and melancholy – and because of the conceptual dissonance that conveys it.
It is a work that justifies ordinary people but also glorifies people. monarchical powerbased on divine rightand Frears not only explores the tension this duality creates, but does not even show that he perceives it.