William Sexspeare’s ‘Much Ado About Puberty’

Synopsis

Independent short. Shakespeare, as a boy, worries about the onset of puberty and consults his parents about the facts of life. The film’s dialogue is spoken in pseudo-Elizabethan blank verse and William is dressed in doublet and hose in a modern US suburb. The film bears little relationship to the play but parodies Shakespeare’s verse style.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1999

Duration

6 mins

Availability

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Credits

Director

Ken Boynton

Screenplay

Ken Boynton

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Much Ado About Nothing

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The film was released commercially within the compilation AtomFilms. Vol. 2. A Lust for Life. Out of distribution (2/2012).

History

Shown at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.

Production Company

Name

AtomFilms

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States