
Riccardo III
Riccardo III is a theatre play staged in 1977 and also edited for television and aired in 1981, which Carmelo Bene dedicated to his friend Gilles Deleuze, who wrote a book about it before even seeing it. Bene strips down the original Shakespeare play to the core, rejecting plot and characters, leaving on stage only Riccardo III and his ghosts, the female characters. The TV version is characterized by an exstensive use of close-ups and strong light contrast.
Top Billed Cast

Carmelo Bene
Riccardo III

Lydia Mancinelli
Duchessa di York

Maria Grazia Grassini
Elisabetta

Susanna Javicoli
Lady Anna Warwick

Laura Morante
Buckingham
Featured Crew

Carmelo Bene
Director

Carmelo Bene
Adaptation

William Shakespeare
Theatre Play