I saw the film in early 1968, put it on my list of that year's best films, saw it again on 16mm in a Welles class I taught, and then could not see it for 35 years. Read the Summary Read the Summary of Act III, Scene ii. SHALLOW. ONE. it was widely believed to have influenced the battle scenes in Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" -- and it is easy to see that Gibson wasn't influenced by them as much as he ripped them off. It is faithful, contemporary, ridiculous, and sublime. Scene 2, Page 11. Test your knowledge Take the Act 3, Scene ii Quick Quiz. That we have, that we have, that we have. Photographs of the play's rehearsals show similarities to Chimes at Midnight, including the Boar's Head Tavern set and the character blocking of the "chimes at midnight" scene with Falstaff, Shallow and Silence. The Criterion Collection’s Blu-ray of Chimes at Midnight is a knockout. It is the best … Chimes at Midnight.Dir. "Chimes at Midnight" (1965) is Welles's final attempt to boil down Shakespeare's meditation on kingship, English history, friendship, power, and the relations between fathers and sons into a single work--and it is a masterpiece of film. Henry IV, Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599. : Orson Welles. LIKE MANY PORT TOWNS, San Francisco is a city built on top of its own bones, one where broad modern streets can exist side by side with narrow alleys and abandoned thoroughfares. We have heard the chimes at midnight, Master Shallow. The crowning achievement of Orson Welles’s extraordinary cinematic career, Chimes at Midnight was the culmination of the filmmaker’s lifelong obsession with Shakespeare’s ultimate rapscallion, Sir John Falstaff. Long famous even before the movie could be seen. At the time, the film was available on YouTube, but those with early memories of the site may recall that no one could post a clip longer than 10 minutes. I refer not to incomplete or abandoned projects that have gathered legends, but to "Chimes at Midnight" (1965), his film about Falstaff, which has survived in acceptable prints and is ripe for restoration. The Blu-ray transfer is very good, but the sound still leaves much to be desired as at time it fades. 1 hr 55 min. It is the third part of a tetralogy, preceded by Richard II and Henry IV, Part 1 and succeeded by Henry V.. August 22nd, 2012. The B&W cinematography by Edmond Richard (The Trial) is back to its widescreen richness, from the shafts of silvery light slicing down in Henry’s throne room, to the mud-on-mud-on-mud ick of the knights-in-armor battle. A Review of Welles' "Chimes At Midnight"---With a resurgence of interest in Orson Welles' "Chimes At Midnight," this 2009 essay on the film might be of interest. Chimes at Midnight, is a 1965 English-language Spanish-Swiss period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles. 4 stars. Chimes at Midnight has a little of everything: low comedy, highly artistic camera angles, exciting battle scenes (the battle of Shrewesbury scene influenced Braveheart) and a deeply moving story that Welles has 'discovered' between the lines of Shakespeare's histories. Chimes at Midnight, is a 1965 English-language Spanish-Swiss period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles.