Cid, Le

Synopsis

Six scenes from Le Cid, re-staged in the Birmingham University Television Studio, from the Cercle Française production at the Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham. Corneille’s attitudes to young love, parental duty and duty to the state are compared visually and textually with scenes from Racine’s Bérénice and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1984-5

Duration

50 mins

Availability

Out of Distribution (2005)

Credits

Director

Paul Morby

Producer

Paul Morby

Writer

Jess Banks

Contributor

Jess Banks

Additional Details

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama; French studies

Keywords

Corneille, Pierre; Racine, Jean (1639-1699); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Uses

Sixth-form and university students of 17th-century French drama.

Production Company

Name

University of Birmingham Television Services

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Edgbaston

Phone

0121-414 6492

Fax

0121-414 6999

Address

BIRMINGHAM
B15 2TT