Throughout the history of cinema we have seen countless combat sequences, with some unforgettable examples such as the confrontation at Helm’s Deep from ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’, the battle of Stirling Bridge from ‘Braveheart’. ‘ or the climax of ‘Avengers: Endgame’, but Martin Scorsese It is very clear which is the film that shines the most in this section: ‘Chimes at midnight’.
Written, directed and starring Orson Welles‘Chimes at Midnight’ is based on several works by William Shakespeare and is set in the Hundred Years’ War that faced France and the United Kingdom in the 14th and 15th centuries. Welles himself did not hesitate to say at the time that it was his favorite film of all the films he has made and it is evident that the director of ‘The Departed’ is also a great lover of it.
“There has never been anything like it”
Scorsese recently spoke with Time magazine on the occasion of the imminent premiere of ‘Killers of the Moon’, his new collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, and there he had time to review some films that made a great impression on him. Especially striking is what he says when talking about Orson Welles:
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The ‘Chimes at Midnight’ scene that Scorsese refers to takes place late in the film and focuses on the decision of the son of King Henry IV of England to go to war in his father’s name to face the Battle of Shrewsbury. the troops of the seditious Hotspur.
If you have been left wanting to know if Scorsese is right or not when it comes to elevating that scene as the best battle in the history of cinema, you have available ‘Chimes at Midnight’ in the Flixolé catalog. You can also see the scene in question here, but I already warn you that the image quality can be greatly improved and thus it cannot be enjoyed properly.
