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Next (1990) Online

Next (1990) Online
1990 Barry Purves Roger Rees Barry Purves
Original Title :
Next
Genre :
Movie / Animation / Short
Year :
1990
Directror :
Barry Purves
Cast :
Barry Purves,Roger Rees
Writer :
William Shakespeare,Barry Purves
Type :
Movie
Time :
5min
Rating :
7.4/10

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Next (1990) Online

Will, a poor player who bears an uncanny resemblance to Shakespeare, auditions on stage in front of Peter, a busy producer with his nose in the trade papers, hardly noticing Will's extraordinary performance. Will, using the prop of a life-sized doll and changing costumes with magical speed, acts out brief scenes at the heart of Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, As You Like It, Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, Titus Andronicus, Merry Wives, the Tempest, the Winter's Tale, and other of the Bard's plays. It's an infinite variety show, and finally Peter's attention is on Will. What will the producer say when Will finishes?
Complete credited cast:
Barry Purves Barry Purves - Will, a poor player (voice) (as Barry J.C. Purves)
Roger Rees Roger Rees - Peter, a Producer (voice)

Commissioned by Channel 4 as part of a 5-part series of Aardman animations called "Lip Synch". The five films in the series were Creature Comforts (1989), Going Equipped (1990), Ident (1990), Next (1990) and War Story (1989).

The "sunburst" which rotates behind Shakespeare in the "Cymbeline" sequence was not present in the original storyboard nor fabricated for this purpose. Rather, it comes from a clock which was discovered by the director, by chance, in a skip nearby the studio on the day that scene was to be filmed.


User reviews

Undeyn

Undeyn

This short is incredible, especially if you are familiar with the Bard's plays. Without saying a word, Will, the poor player, really expresses the meaning behind the plays, as well as making us realize what the plays are really all about. It was released on an Aardman compilation video years ago, and I wish I had gotten it then. I love it to this day.

It's a shame that this short came out of Aardman at the same time as the first Wallace and Gromit AND Creature Comforts, 2 other brilliant works of animation. I think it's one of the best overlooked shorts ever done.
Arcanescar

Arcanescar

This short film from the Aardman animation tape is incredible.

Imagine William Shakespeare acting out his plays in total

silence -- what a challenge. So now you get the chance to

figure out all of the plays he's referencing!!! I'd classify

this as the ultimate Shakespeare final or the brain teaser of

the century. Unfortunately it's really too bad this video is

out of print. I'd buy 3 copies.
Stanober

Stanober

As Far As Ardman Animations Go I Prefer "Pib & Pog" But Take NOTHING Away From This, This Is A Highly Entertaining Short...Even For People Who Didn't Like Shakespeare. The Main Idea Of The Film Is That William Performs All His Plays Within 5 Minutes To An (At Times) Annoying Guy Saying The Only Line In The Movie..."NEXT!". Turns Out That That Guy Is St. Peter. The Music Is Very Good And Fitting For What Is Going On The Screen As Is The Animation (1989... WOW This Is Fantastic For It's Time). So I Would Recommend For Those People That Want To See Shakespeare In 5 Minutes.

"Lord What Fools These Mortals Be?"
watching to future

watching to future

This is one of the best shorts that I have ever seen in my entire life.

Not only the animation quality was excellent (Done with a naturalistic style, having an impressive level of realism) but also manages to be something incredibly witty and complex, summarizing the 35 Shakespeare plays in just five minutes.

"Next" is an excellent homage to Shakespeare, and personally I liked a lot the way in which it is also open to many different kind of interpretations and lectures. But simple words aren't just enough to make this short any kind of justice. It is one of those visual works that have to be seen in order to be fully appreciated.

All I can say about "Next" is that it is wonderful, being the best Aardman animation done before Nick Park joined to that studio. I highly recommend this to anyone.