The Reel Shakespeare
| Author | : Lisa S. Starks |
| Publisher | : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0838639399 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780838639399 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (399 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Reel Shakespeare written by Lisa S. Starks and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection models an approach to Shakespeare and cinema that is concerned with the other side of Shakespeare's Hollywood celebrity, taking the reader on a practical and theoretical tour through important, non-mainstream films and the oppositional messages they convey. The collection includes essays on early silent adaptations of 'Hamlet', Greenway's 'Prospero's Books', Godard's 'King Lear', Hall's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Taymor's 'Titus', Polanski's 'Macbeth', Welles 'Chimes at Midnight', and Van Sant's 'My Own Private Idaho'.
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