Shakespeare Cinema

Synopsis: Video-based teaching pack containing film clips to aid in the examination of the written texts to see how each director interprets the same scene.
1 (1993): Clips from adaptations of HAMLET by Olivier, Kozintsev, Richardson and Zeffirelli, using key scenes to show different perspectives taken by directors and performers in interpreting the play.
2 (1994): Clips from adaptations of ROMEO AND JULIET by Zeffirelli, Castellani, George Cukor and the 1908 Vitagraph ‘Flicker Flashbacks’ silent version.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1994
Availability: Sale

Production type: Documentary/Educational/News
Plays: Hamlet; Romeo and Juliet
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: drama in English; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Film directing; Shakespeare on film

Title: Hamlet Shakespeare cinema
Synopsis: 1 (1993): Clips from adaptations of HAMLET by Olivier, Kozintsev, Richardson and Zeffirelli, using key scenes to show different perspectives taken by directors and performers in interpreting the play.
Title: Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare cinema
Synopsis: 2 (1994): Clips from adaptations of ROMEO AND JULIET by Zeffirelli, Castellani, George Cukor and the 1908 Vitagraph ‘Flicker Flashbacks’ silent version.

Name: Film Education
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Notes: Closed in 2013. Succeeded by The Film Space (www.thefilmspace.org/). Was a producer of DVDs, CD-ROMs and online resources relating to individual feature films and the film industry, aimed at students studying Media Studies within the National Curriculum. Most of the resources were free to schools.

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