(I don’t like the word “sexy”, and don’t think I’ve ever used it before, but for once there is no option.) Diana was splendid and her wicked sisters, Irene Worth and Patience Collier, were equally memorable. The last scene, where Paul Scofield as Lear mourned his daughter, was almost unbearably moving. Diana was quite tall, but Scofield carried her dead body unflinchingly, as I recall, and without too many irreverent jokes. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Astonishing … Diana Rigg as Cordelia with Paul Scofield in the title role in King Lear.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2020 12:45 UTC