Shakespeare, The Movie

Shakespeare, The Moviebrings together an impressive line-up of contributors to consider how Shakespeare has been adapted on film, TV, and video, and explores the impact of this popularization on the canonical status of ShakespeareTaking a fresh look at the Bard an his place in the movies, Shakespeare, The Movieincludes a selection of what is presently available in filmic format to the Shakespeare student or scholar, ranging across BBC television productions, filmed theatre productions, and full screen adaptations by Kenneth Branagh and Franco Zeffirelli. Films discussed include* Amy Heckerling's Clueles* Gus van Sant's My Own Private Idah* Branagh's Henry * Baz Luhrman's William Shakespeare's Romeo and Julie* John McTiernan's Last Action Her* Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Book* Zeffirelli's Hamlet.