Take a look at this clip from Peter Brook's film of King Lear (1970), with Paul Scofield in the title role.
Kozintsev and Brook made their films at about the same time, set them in the same northern landscapes (Denmark for Brook, on the Baltic coast for Kozintsev) and filmed them in black and white. At a glance, they are a lot alike. But they are far from identical.
In light of what you see here, what do you think Kozintsev is up to in his depiction of any of these same plot points (the combat between Edmund and Edgar, the revelation of the sisters' betrayal, Goneril's suicide, Cordelia's death)? Try to use Brook's choices to bring out in higher relief the choices that Kozintsev makes. What is strongest in Kozintsev's film? What does he care about? What does he neglect? What does he cut? Where does he focus our attention? Where does he let it drop?
Use the play's text as evidence in your short response to these questions. And keep it short: 200-300 words. Please post by the end of the day on Friday, the 15th of November.
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