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I really loved this movie about an interesting story, well told by Polanski. There is an accurate research and a very good cinematographic transposition of what happened in France with the Affair Dreyfus, that many people still don't know. It is important to talk about it, especially with this pathos and care of the details. Definitely a movie to see.

Woody Allen is not between my favourite directors and this movie isn't better neither worst than how I expected. Some dialogues are amazing, although I lost several parts because I watched the movie in english without subtitles, others are too obvious. I was hoping in a different end, maybe unexpected. I liked the protagonist and the city of New York, but I would have liked to see more about it, its atmosphere and energy. Here the focus is always on the characters, although not all of them are really interesting. It is a nice comedy, nothing more.

In this movie one of the most famous tragedies written by Shakespeare is settled in the contemporary age, although the text is basicly faithful to the original. I don't like when an historical opera is completely modified in its context, costumes, location and time, so this is the main reason why I didn't love this movie. Anthony Hopkins' interpretation is great and also the other actors are good, however so much is missed if Shakespeare is played in a totally different era. Men are always men, but all the rest have changed and the best part of the tragedy - the historical setting - is lost. Furthermore, "King Lear" is not my favourite opera written by Shakespeare.