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Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Before Citizen Kane and The War of the Worlds, prominent Harlem Renaissance Broadway actress Rose McClendon convinces untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. The road to opening night proves to be a difficult one. This revolutionary 1936 production would change the world forever. Based on True Events.
Publisher
First Run Features
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When the filmmaker Simon Chambers receives a call from his elderly gay uncle – “I think I may be dying!” – he takes it as a summons. For five years, he cares for eccentric Uncle David, a retired actor living alone in a cluttered, mouse-infested London house – through all his performative exuberance (constantly acting out passages of King Lear) and anarchic charisma (swinging from boisterous humor to short temper), as various people (including...
4) H4
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Publication Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
H4 translates Shakespeare's plays, Henry IV parts I and II, into a futuristic Los Angeles to explore political struggles in the black community.
Publisher
Auditorium Films
Publication Date
2024.
Language
Français
Description
For this Romeo and Juliet, Joëlle Bouvier returns to the universality of the fable, evacuating a precise period or costumes that are too connoted, focusing her research on the heart of the drama.This creation is an encounter with the dancers of the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève. “Together, we slipped our bodies into the sweetness or the fury of this music, we let ourselves be inspired by its rhythm, its flavour and its poetry to write the...
7) Hamlet
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Publication Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
In Franco Zeffirelli’s brooding adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Mel Gibson stars as Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, haunted by the ghost of his murdered father. As he seeks vengeance against his scheming uncle Claudius (Alan Bates), who has usurped the throne and married his mother Gertrude (Glenn Close), Hamlet’s descent into madness blurs the line between sanity and obsession. Featuring stunning period visuals and a powerful cast,...
9) King Lear
Publisher
BBC Studios
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In this compelling television adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, Ian Holm delivers a masterful performance as King Lear, an aging monarch who divides his kingdom among his daughters, igniting a devastating power struggle. As betrayal and madness ensue, Lear confronts the consequences of his decisions.
10) Hamlet
Publisher
Icon Film Distribution
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare's classic tragedy is reimagined for the modern day as a gripping psychological thriller! Transcending the confines of the stage in a uniquely modern take, the film utilises nearly every room of the Theatre Royal Windsor to transform it into the immortal Elsinore Castle, from basement dungeon to roof-top battlement. Ian McKellen - reprising his lead role as Hamlet, a man who descends into...
11) Hamlet
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy is reimagined in a bold, modern adaptation set within London’s elite South Asian community, starring Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed as Hamlet.
Author
Publication Date
1995
Language
English
Description
First published in 1807, "Tales from Shakespeare" is the classic retelling of Shakespeare's plays by brother and sister duo Charles and Mary Lamb. All told twenty of Shakespeare's plays are represented in this work. On what basis the two made their selection of tales is unknown, the English Histories are left unattempted, as well as the Roman Plays. Of the comedies only "Love's Labour's Lost" is omitted. As Alfred Ainger comments in his introduction...
14) Romeo and Juliet
Publisher
Terry Steiner International
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Falling headlong in love, two teenagers defy the long-simmering hatred between their families – but daring to love one’s enemy comes with a terrible cost. The famous tragedy of star-crossed lovers has never been more heartbreaking than in this captivating production by the Stratford Festival.
Publisher
Terry Steiner International
Publication Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Reason and judgement prove no match for the tsunami of mutual passion engulfing Mark Antony, one of the three joint rulers of the Roman republic, and Cleopatra, the seductive queen of Egypt. Surrendering everything to their desires, they open the floodgates to a civil conflict that will shake the very foundations of their world.
16) Henry VIII
Publisher
Terry Steiner International
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Church and state collide when England's king defies papal authority by seeking to divorce his wife, Katherine of Aragon. The consequences will be epochal for the country - and calamitous for the king's adviser, Cardinal Wolsey, who has been playing a dangerous game of his own.
17) King Lear
Publisher
Terry Steiner International
Publication Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king – and thereby discovers the essence of his own humanity.
18) Othello
Publisher
Terry Steiner International
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Undeterred by the differences in their backgrounds and life experiences, Othello and Desdemona defy prejudice to be united in marriage. But deadly malice lurks where the newlyweds least expect it, as the one man Othello trusts the most resolves to destroy their happiness at any cost. Whispers of suspicion feed irrational jealousy in this gripping psychological drama, one of Shakespeare's greatest and best-known tragedies.
Publisher
Terry Steiner International
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This film contains a strobing effect that may be harmful to photosensitive viewers.It's Lights! Camera! Action! on an Italian silent film set in a bygone era. The suitors are lining up to woo movie mogul Baptista’s enchanting film star daughter, Bianca. But there’s a catch: Bianca can’t marry until her elder sister is wed. With a sprinkle of old-time movie magic, director Damien Ryan rescues this Shakespeare classic love story from the clutches...
20) Timon of Athens
Publisher
Terry Steiner International
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Timon’s compulsive generosity makes him the most popular man in Athens – until his funds run out. Now, embittered by ingratitude, what will he do when his city comes under attack? This stirring production from the Stratford Festival is a heartbreaking masterpiece.