Shakespeare on Screen

Alternative title

Episode 35

Synopsis

Podcast series. Husband-and-wife Aidan and Lindsay discuss the importance of early adaptations of Shakespeare and how this helped shape the early development of cinema. Screen productions discussed include:

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Vitagraph, 1909); Hamlet (1920) starring Asta Nielsen; The Taming of the Shrew (1929); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935); Orson Welles’ Chimes at Midnight (1966); Zeffireli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968); Polanski’s Macbeth (1971); Chrlton Heston’s Antony amd Cleopatra (1972); the BBC Hamlet (1980); Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V (1989); Romeo + Juliet (1996); Julie Taymor’s Titus (1999); Justin Kurzej’s Macbeth (2015).

Series

Bicks Pod, The

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Audio

Transmission details

25 Aug 2020

Duration

89 mins

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Audio podcast available from various platforms, including YouTube and iTunes.

Online Availability

Online URL

https://www.thebickspod.com/e/episode-35-shakespeare-on-screen/

Online format

Streamed/Download

Distributor

Name

iTunes

Web

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