Though certainly one of Shakespeare's lesser known comedies, I have noticed that it is becoming performed more and more often here in London. The current obsessions with money and celebrity tally very well with this play, and it could certainly do with another screen interpretation.
This one isn't too bad, although dark lighting is overused in both Timon's early scenes as a rich man and his latter scenes as a poor one. The effect, at least scenically, is a bit dreary, and I would have liked some brighter lighting earlier on to offer more contrast.
Jonathan Pryce certainly acquits himself well as Timon, and he alone stands out among the actors. It is certainly poignant to see scurrying around in sand and filth lamenting his fate, like Gollum in "Lord of the Rings". The scene where he throws water over his fair-weather friends is also very well done.
Give it a look, if you can find it, and see for yourself.
This one isn't too bad, although dark lighting is overused in both Timon's early scenes as a rich man and his latter scenes as a poor one. The effect, at least scenically, is a bit dreary, and I would have liked some brighter lighting earlier on to offer more contrast.
Jonathan Pryce certainly acquits himself well as Timon, and he alone stands out among the actors. It is certainly poignant to see scurrying around in sand and filth lamenting his fate, like Gollum in "Lord of the Rings". The scene where he throws water over his fair-weather friends is also very well done.
Give it a look, if you can find it, and see for yourself.