If you loved The Agony and the Ecstasy, try Becket
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the cerebral mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Agony and the Ecstasy, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
cerebral
What Becket is
Lion in Winter meets Henry V. Henry II appoints his friend Thomas as Archbishop. Peter O'Toole carries medieval politics.

