Quentin Durward: The Dying Days of Chivalry - Hallo sahabat
Chord Gitar Indonesia, Pada sharing Kunci gitar kali ini yang berjudul Quentin Durward: The Dying Days of Chivalry, saya telah menyediakan lirik lagu lengkap dengan kord gitarnya dari awal lagi sampai akhir lagu. mudah-mudahan isi postingan kunci gitar yang saya tulis ini dapat anda pahami. okelah, ini dia chord gitarnya.
Penyanyi :
Quentin Durward: The Dying Days of Chivalry
Judul lagu :
Quentin Durward: The Dying Days of Chivalry
lihat juga
Quentin Durward: The Dying Days of Chivalry
Artikel george cole,
Artikel kay kendall,
Artikel quentin durward,
Artikel rick29 (author),
Artikel robert morley,
Artikel robert taylor,
|
Robert Taylor in the title role. |
After
Ivanhoe (1952) and
Knights of the Round Table (1953), MGM was hoping the casting of Robert Taylor in a third medieval picture would once again generate big profits. Unfortunately,
Quentin Durward (1955), which reteamed Taylor and director Richard Thorpe, failed to find an audience. That's puzzling for a movie that boasts colorful scenery, lively swordplay, and an affable cast. It may not be
Ivanhoe, but
Quentin Durward is an entertaining swashbuckler that deserved a better fate in '55 and should be more fondly remembered today.
Taylor plays the title character, a Scottish knight in 1465 who, by his own admission, was "born perhaps a few minutes too late." Quentin is an honorable, honest, valiant--and also poor--man. Alas, he lives during the "dying days of chivalry" when political intrigue and treachery dominate Europe.
|
This is not a painting, but one of the real castles used in the film. |
|
Robert Morley as the French king. |
His elderly uncle sends Quentin to France to arrange a marriage with the lovely and wealthy Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy. The Duke of Burgundy wants Isabelle (Kay Kendall) to marry Quentin's uncle, but the Countess refuses and seeks the protection of King Louis XI (Robert Morley). The King has his own plans for Isabelle's future and those plans naturally benefit Louis more than Isabelle. Meanwhile, Quentin gains King Louis' confidence and, of course, falls in love with the beautiful countess.
|
Veteran British actor George Cole. |
While the castles and costumes may draw attention, the best swashbucklers rely on likable actors cast in well-written roles (e.g.,
The Adventures of Robin Hood,
Scaramouche). That's good news for
Quentin Durward, which provides Taylor with one of his best parts. He hits all the right notes as the valiant knight, but he also finds humor in the character (e.g., Quentin isn't shy about accepting money). Robert Morley softens King Louis' treacherous side by making him a royal rascal. And George Cole steals scenes aplenty as a gypsy who tries to rationalize his good deeds.
|
Kay Kendall--Grace Kelly was first offered the part. |
While Kay Kendall shows some spunk as Isabelle, the cool beauty lacks the sizzle that Elizabeth Taylor brought to
Ivanhoe. That leads to the one significant flaw in
Quentin Durward: the lack of a worthy villain. George Sanders was brilliant as the conflicted baddie in
Ivanhoe. In his place,
Quentin Durward offers a cardboard blackguard played by Duncan Lamont. I think Lamont could have played a worthy adversary, but his role is poorly-written and he's barely in the picture.
Taylor and Lamont do engage in one of my favorite swashbuckler duels. They swing on bell ropes over blazing flames as they lunge toward one another with their weapons. The fight ends too abruptly, but still ranks as one of the most original I've seen. (Click
here to watch it on the Cafe's YouTube channel.)
In a 1954 Quentin Durward review, the venerable entertainment industry newspaper Variety wrote: "This lively film version of Walter Scott's Quentin Durward finds knighthood again in bloom with enough dash and costumer derring-do to make fans of swashbucklers happy." That's an accurate summary and, in my book, a pretty good endorsement for watching this forgotten favorite.
Demikianlah Artikel Quentin Durward: The Dying Days of Chivalry
Sekian Kunci gitar Quentin Durward: The Dying Days of Chivalry, mudah-mudahan bisa memberi manfaat untuk anda semua. baiklah, sekian postingan Chord gitar lagu kali ini.
Anda sedang membaca artikel
Quentin Durward: The Dying Days of Chivalry dan artikel ini url permalinknya adalah
https://inibioskop99.blogspot.com/2016/02/quentin-durward-dying-days-of-chivalry.html Semoga artikel
ini bisa bermanfaat.
Tag :
george cole,
kay kendall,
quentin durward,
rick29 (author),
robert morley,
robert taylor,