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Becket or The Honour of God (French: Becket ou l'honneur de Dieu) is a play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. It contains many historical inaccuracies, which the author acknowledged.
Anouilh's interpretation of the historical story, though often ironic, is more straightforward than T. S. Eliot's play on the same subject, Murder in the Cathedral, which was intended primarily as a religious treatment. However, there are one or two similarities in the interpretation.
In the introduction to the play, Anouilh explained that he based it on a chapter of an old book he had bought because its green binding looked good on his shelves. He and his wife read the 30 pages about Thomas Becket, and she urged him to write a play about Thomas. He did so, finishing the first part in only 15 days. It was not until he showed the finished play to a friend that he found out the old book he had based it on was historically incorrect in certain important aspects. Having built his play on Becket being Saxon (when he was actually a Norman whose family was from near Caen and called Becquet, Bequet, Becket in Old Norman), Anouilh could not recast the play to accord with historical facts, so he decided to let it stand.
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The most compelling and gripping scene of the movie. it shows the authority of truth and spirituality over others. it stirs yet calms your soul. and its the best performance of Burton as an actor,greatly catalysed by Peter O'Toole. just watch the movie Becket(1964, Paramount Pictures).
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BECKET Reino Unido, 1964 Director: Peter Glenville Con Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud Género: Drama, Histórico Duración: 2h. 28 min. Sinopsis Durante el siglo XII en Inglaterra, la monarquía y el clero mantienen relaciones conflictivas. Cuando el arzobispo de Canterbury muere, el rey Enrique II piensa suavizar la situación nombrando a su mejor amigo y compañero de juergas, Tomas Becket, para ese cargo y en sumisión a su voluntad soberana. Becket era antes de este nombramiento un hombre desconcertado y disoluto, sin ningún tipo de ideales, pero cuando se ve al frente de la Iglesia de Inglaterra, decide defender los intereses de la misma por encima de todo, lo que le lleva a enfrentarse con su amigo y soberano, hasta el punto de ser asesinado en 1158, en su propia C...
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