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Operation Shakespeare a la Vallee de Joux

Synopsis
Documentary. The Compagnie du Cedar, in an attempt to make Shakespeare better known, commissions a play about the dramatist. An entire valley becomes fully involved in the project and helps to finance and build a theatre modelled on Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, The village stages the play in the newly-built theatre where it played for six weeks to full houses.
Language
French (Switzerland)
Country
Switzerland
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2006
Duration
85 mins

Credits

Director
Anne Cuneo
Cinematographer
Camille Cottagnoud; Daniel Leippert; Thomas Kubiak
Writer
Anne Cuneo

Additional Details

Theatre company
Compagnie du Cedar
Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre; Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Notes

Notes
Subtitles in English and German.

Production Company

Name

Eva Text & Film Sarl

Address
Switzerland

Online Retailer

Name

Amazon.fr

Web
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Name

artfilm.ch

Email
info@artfilm.ch
Web
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Phone
+41 21 323 3791
Fax
+41 44 2742114
Address
Maupas 10
1004 Lausanne
Switzerland

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