
In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help the king of the Syrian in the Conference of Peace in Paris. The film shows the hero of the movie Lawrence of Arabia (1962) in a phase of reflection and politics, defending the Arabs against the pretensions of England and France.... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1919, the great English military man T. E. Lawrence tries to help the king of the Syrian in the Conference of Peace in Paris. The film shows the hero of the movie Lawrence of Arabia (1962) in a phase of reflection and politics, defending the Arabs against the pretensions of England and France.
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| User ReviewGod?Fiennes achieves the near-impossible, he outmatches Peter O'Toole's depiction of T.E. Lawrence and goes beyond. The opening staredown is an anti-ultimatum of shattering power, his words emanating with the clear booming of Fiennes' distinct voice. What we have, instead of glorious sands, is a battle of politics inside the labyrinth of council chambers as Lawrence battles for Arabia's ownership of Syria. The villains are distinct, yet they follow the law better than Lawrence could ever hope. What we are left with is a cold, hard, lawless man whose ambitions are nobler than that of those politicians aiming for a future after WWI. Don't pass it up. It neither rises nor lowers away from the quality of the original Lawrence Of Arabia, but in all honesty, that is a good thing. |
| User ReviewStuart MWhile the first "Lawrence of Arabia" is a sweeping epic, the sequel is something else altogether. "Lawrence of Arabia" focuses on Lawrence the hero, whilst "A Dangerous Man" Focuses on Lawrence the man. "Dangerous Man" is a personal Drama, and more of a character study on Lawrence than the first film. The film focuses on Lawrence's experiences with Prince Feisal at the 1919 peace conferance. Despite the death of his father, Lawrence continues to fight for the freedom of the arabs. Lawrence also struggles to write "The seven pillars of wisdom", his personal memoirs. Fiennes shines as T.E. Lawrence, and delivers a performance which almost surpasses Peter O'toole's Legendary performance in "Lawrence Of Arabia". It is a great film, and a worthy follow up to "Lawrence Of Arabia". |
| User ReviewPrivate UNot quite the same as the film with Peter O' Toole but still enjoyable to watch. There's a lot of speculation over the relationship between Lawrence and Prince Feisal and Lawrence's homosexuality. Ralph Fiennes as always is a marvelous actor. Film is definitely worth a try. |
| User Reviewmr dmade in 1991, it did kept the temprament of its part one alive. |
| User ReviewAfzal SLean made the great film about TE Lawrence in the 1960's. This British TV Film concerns Lawrence after he became famous from his wartime exploits. It couldn't be more different to the Lean film- there are no action scenes under the hot sun or sand-caked, noble savage Arabs. This Lawrence is a man back in 'civilisation', haunting the imperial boardrooms of Paris and London, the heart of the British Empire, and in defence of which he had originally sprung into the desert in the First World War. It is Lawrence the failure, a man made dangerous as the title of the film suggests by his regret at offering up his promised Arab independence on the altar of Empire. This film is about Lawrence the man, not the myth as promoted by the Lean film. But I'm not sure it's really any more successful. The turgid dramatising of the Peace talks doesn't help, and while Lawrence's relationship with the Arab Emissary Prince Feisal (played memorably by Star Trek DS9's Siddig El Fadil) is explored more fruitfully, by the end I got the feeling that Lawrence was still as much of an enigma. And casting Fiennes (in his first major role) doesn't help- he is a fascinating, incredible actor, always dark and filled with creeping danger, which he fully exhibits in this role; but also always impenetrable. Still, at least this film, unlike Lean's earlier monumental epic, really attempts to uncover the personal enigma that was Lawrence. |
| User ReviewSasy NCounldn't really get into it but the history was interesting. |