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  1. Hamlet (1990) (1990 Film)

    Director
    Franco Zeffirelli
    Producer
    Dyson Lovell
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 129 minutes), £12.99 (Momentum)

    Feature film version of the play. A naturalistic and literal reading with few interpretative touches. Gibson’s Hamlet is a man of action and with the text heavily cut (over 80%) he dominates the majority...

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  2. Tempest, The (1979) (1979 Film)

    Director
    Derek Jarman
    Producer
    Guy Ford; Mordecai Schreiber
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 91 minutes), £8.69

    Low-budget adaptation of the play using chiaroscuro lighting, location shooting, unusual casting, and eccentric costuming. The film remains faithful to the spirit of the play. Jarman’s understanding of the...

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  3. Romeo and Juliet (1968) (1968 Film, Video)

    Director
    Franco Zeffirelli
    Producer
    John Brabourne; Anthony Havelock-Allan
    Subject
    Dance; Drama; Shakespeare; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A feature film adaptation, much cut, and aimed at a mainstream, young audience. Beautifully photographed and costumed, the film was a huge box office success and a forerunner of the ‘teen movie’.

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