See, my way of distinguishing this particular Philippe from all the other Philippes in French history would have been to say he was played by a young Timothy Dalton in The Lion in Winter, so the hair thing figures.
(Mature Timothy Dalton was interviewed about five or so years ago and had some great stories about the shooting of that film. As a young actor, he totally fanboyed both Katherine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, as you would, and had a wonderful description of O'Toole's performance in the "I have no sons!" scene after Henry busts everyone ein Philippe's bedchamber.
Sadly, while Philippe the shaggy haired struck me as an intriguing character in that play/film, I had to do some research more than a decade ago and the antisemitic acts he's responsible for are extraordinary even for a medieval ruler.
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(Mature Timothy Dalton was interviewed about five or so years ago and had some great stories about the shooting of that film. As a young actor, he totally fanboyed both Katherine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, as you would, and had a wonderful description of O'Toole's performance in the "I have no sons!" scene after Henry busts everyone ein Philippe's bedchamber.
Sadly, while Philippe the shaggy haired struck me as an intriguing character in that play/film, I had to do some research more than a decade ago and the antisemitic acts he's responsible for are extraordinary even for a medieval ruler.
Re: Court of Louis XIV: Madame est morte
Yeah, that's the other thing I know him for. :/