Pericles by Shakespeare on the Road

Name: Pericles by Shakespeare on the Road
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Brian Woodward, Katie Alexander Thom, Raphael Bar

2016
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

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Pericles by Shakespeare on the Road (2016)

Drama

The movie is based on the Shakespearean tragedy 'Pericles. Prince of Tyre' and maintains the original language of the text. The story takes place in a green area delimited by highways. A gro... Read allThe movie is based on the Shakespearean tragedy 'Pericles. Prince of Tyre' and maintains the original language of the text. The story takes place in a green area delimited by highways. A group of immigrants and homeless wake up at dawn. Gower starts the interpretation of the text... Read allThe movie is based on the Shakespearean tragedy 'Pericles. Prince of Tyre' and maintains the original language of the text. The story takes place in a green area delimited by highways. A group of immigrants and homeless wake up at dawn. Gower starts the interpretation of the text of Shakespeare, which it will be carried out almost until the end by the same group of pe... Read all

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6.8/10

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So bad

I think this movie wants so much to be artistic and a new vision of Shakespeare...but it's so bad. The acting, the direction, the camera work is all bad. From Gower's menacing growl, to Pericles' ridiculous wig, to the odd intro and conclusion, to whatever was going on quoting lines from Gone With the Wind.

I think it simply tried too hard. It didn't have the budget to be futuristic, and so seemed to film scenes next to highways and overpasses. How could a character be shipwrecked next to an interstate? Why didn't any of the characters have cars? And what was with the Gone With the Wind lines? (That was so weird and out of place.)

It lacked a clear identity and as a result felt amateurish to the point of being funny in a way I am sure it didn't want to be.