Starring Jude Law and Alicia Vikander, Karim Aïnouz's period drama Firebrand is a disappointment to behold no matter how exquisite the film looks. Our Cannes2023 review:
Growing up, I was absolutely fascinated with the Tudors. Henry VIII and his six wives were so intriguing to me that I ate up every novel and non-fiction book I could find. So when watching Karim Aïnouz's Firebrand, I enjoyed the little nods to history and its approach to playing with the personalities of Henry's court. Catherine Parr is often the wife that is focused on the least, but out of all the king's wives, she is the only one who survived.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT RELATED: Forget the Oscars, Cannes' Palme d'Or Is the True Test of a Movie's Quality But for a film determined to let Catherine tell her story, it's one that is also obsessed with showing us her pain and suffering at the hands of her husband. While it is true that there are accounts that state Henry VIII slowly descended into some sort of madness toward the end of his life , Firebrand is determined to show us endless shots of Jude Law in a ridiculous fat suit screaming and throwing a fit like a little child.
'Firebrand' Is a Tonal Mess, and It Doesn't Know What It Wants To Be At one point in the film, after Henry has finished seducing a woman right in front of Catherine and their court, she tells the girl to stop laughing as she has been tittering the entire time. While the laughter was certainly an intentional choice on behalf of the character, it speaks to a larger issue in the film. Firebrand is bizarrely littered with characters who can't seem to stop giggling.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jude Law & Alicia Vikander ‘Firebrand’ Gets 8 Minute-Plus Standing Ovation At Cannes World PremiereSunday night at the 76th Cannes Film Festival was all about the world premiere of the Jude Law and Alicia Vikander Henry VIII period pic Firebrand, which received a royal response from the crowd in…
Read more »
Cannes: First Look at Jude Law as Henry VIII in FirebrandExclusive: Your first look at Jude Law in his transformative role as Henry VIII has arrived.
Read more »
‘Firebrand’ Review: Alicia Vikander Brings Subversive Edge to Ahistorical Portrait of Henry VIII’s Last WifeTudor, or not Tudor. That is the question in “Firebrand,” a revisionist royal portrait of Henry VIII’s last wife, Katherine Parr (played here by Alicia Vikander), that features all the pageantry yo…
Read more »
‘Firebrand’ Review: Alicia Vikander and Jude Law Rule in Karim Aïnouz’s Whip-Smart Historical Drama Bristling With Court IntrigueAdapted from the novel ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ by Elizabeth Freemantle, the film portrays Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife Katherine Parr as she attempts to avoid the chopping block.
Read more »
‘Firebrand’s Jude Law, Alicia Vikander & Director Karim Aïnouz On A Story Of Abuse Way Beyond Period Drama: “Patriarchy Needs To Stop” – Cannes StudioWho was Katherine Parr? Henry VIII’s final—and surviving—wife was somewhat eclipsed by the dramatically beheaded Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. But no longer. As Firebrand Director Karim A…
Read more »
‘Firebrand’ Review: Alicia Vikander And Jude Law In The First Movie About Henry VIII With A Feminist POV – Cannes Film FestivalMost movies about England’s King Henry VIII like to focus on the mercurial monarch’s failed marriages. His six wives have been collectively described as divorced, died, beheaded, divorc…
Read more »