I don't think I need to ask why "Danton" would scare you, or anyone. I can think of about a million reasons. And I have the film! I've never seen anything else of Wajda's, so I can't comment on the quality of his other works, but "Danton" doesn't make me too inclined to check them out.
I suppose I consider it entertaining in a "spot the ridiculous clichés" kind of way. As for the actor playing Robespierre, he's not a bad actor, he just doesn't look the part, he's too old, and in addition to a bad script, I think he was also given bad instructions on interpretation to work with. (That said, while I would prefer an actor who ressembles Robespierre more closely, I don't mind this one nearly as much in the first half, when he's acting sane and reasonable. And, as you say, the fact that this changes in the second film is hardly his fault.)
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Date: Friday, 12 November 2010 11:30 (UTC)I suppose I consider it entertaining in a "spot the ridiculous clichés" kind of way. As for the actor playing Robespierre, he's not a bad actor, he just doesn't look the part, he's too old, and in addition to a bad script, I think he was also given bad instructions on interpretation to work with. (That said, while I would prefer an actor who ressembles Robespierre more closely, I don't mind this one nearly as much in the first half, when he's acting sane and reasonable. And, as you say, the fact that this changes in the second film is hardly his fault.)