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Italian crime film based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Romeo and Juliet with Francesca Bertini as Juliet and Gustavo Serena as Romeo.
Recording of an online lecture by Dr Anthony Quinn, introduced by Rossella M. Riccobono, that looks in detail at the 1936 MGM film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by George Cukor. Followed by...
Recording of an online lecture by Dr Anthony Quinn, introduced by Rossella M. Riccobono. The lecture includes analyses of the films made from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by Francis X Bushman and John W...
Feature film loosely based on Shakespeare’s play which was praised for its lavish costumes, spectacular sets, and ambitious special effects.
Live cinema screening fromt he Paris Opera of the Prokofiev ballet in three acts based on William Shakespeare’s play, choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev. The music is conducted by Vello Pähn and played by...
Filmed version of Verdi’s opera directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan are conducted by Lorin Maazel who also directed and produced the music. Placido...
Documentary about the Fiat car company and its operations in Turin. The film uses Hamlet as a mirror for scrutinising Turin’s working-class past viewed through Fiat’s failing fortunes. In its industrial...
Abbreviated version of The Winter’s Tale. William Shakespeare reads the play to some friends. The story is largely the plot of the play but Autolycus is omitted and there is no pursuit of a bear. McKernan...
A compilation of seven early silent versions of Shakespeare plays, created from nitrate prints held in the BFI National Archive. They include examples of hand-stencilled and tinted prints, and, though...