I didn't know that the guy who wrote Utopia was a big-shot in King Henry VIII's court. Well, not until I watched 'A Man for all Seasons'.

Most reviews described it as the true story of the famous Chancellor of England who gets beheaded for treason, only because he refused to part with his principles. I read more about Saint Thomas and thought I should include these lines:

Desiderius Erasmus called his good friend Thomas More a "homo omnium horarum," which was translated by one of More's English contemporaries as "a man for all seasons," better translated into modern English as "a man for every situation or opportunity."

Paul Scofield's manner and style.. hmm.. worth imitating. I dunno how these guys do it. Presented as a man of few words.. this dialogue to Sir Richard Rich when he betrays More was superbly executed "It profits a man nothing to give his life for the world. But for Wales ..."

Alrighty.