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Documentary about Yugoslavia’s celebration of Shakespeare’s quatercentenary which was held in Sarajevo from June 1-8, 1964. The film contains extracts from productions by Yugoslav theatres.
Slovak newsfilm. Visits the Puppet Film Studio in Prague where Jiri Trnka and staff are completing work on the film A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The New York opening of Sergei Yutkevich’s film OTHELLO on 15 May 1960 at the 55th Street Playhouse. Sabrina, Lauren Bacall, Roddy McDowell, Tom Poston, Jessica Tandy and Lee Remick are seen.
Slovak newsfilm. Students of the Warsaw Film School give an open-air performance of Romeo and Juliet.
Amateur film of activities at Bolton School in 1945-6. Includes footage of the preparation for, and performance, of Richard II.
Fiction film. An abridged version of Hamlet which begins with the graveyard scene and ends with the duel scene. Hamlet also sees Ophelia’s ghost. Ball (op cit) writes: ‘It is easy to brand this...
Experimental and unfinished film using the same ‘Chant of Ariel’ extract, spoken by John Gielgud, from The Tempest which Lye used in his 1935 film of the same title.
Film based on Hamlet. No further information known (12/2007).
Television arts documentary. Documentary on the film-maker Peter Greenaway with special reference to PROSPERO’S BOOKS. The programme covers Greenaway’s approach to film-making and narrative, showing how...
Slovak newsfilm. A printing factory in Bratislava where a hundred thousand copies of Shakespeare’s complete works are being made ready for shipment.
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