Shakespeare Retold

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Call Number: DVD 822.33 Sh
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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All four plays are based on the works by William Shakespeare.
Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2005.
Some credits from container.
Special features: Interviews with the stars and production team for all four plays.
Disc 1. Much ado about nothing / by David Nicholls ; produced by Diederick Santer ; directed by Brian Percival. Macbeth / by Peter Moffat ; produced by Pier Wilkie ; directed by Mark Brozel -- disc 2. The taming of the shrew / by Sally Wainwright ; produced by Diederick Santer ; directed by David Richards. A midsummer night's dream / by Peter Bowker ; produced by Pier Wilkie ; directed by Ed Fraiman.
(Much ado about nothing): Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Billie Piper, Tom Ellis, Derek Riddell, Nina Sosanya, Olivia Colman, Michael Smiley, Anthony O'Donnell, Martin Jarvis ; (Macbeth): James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Richard Armitage ; (The taming of the shrew): Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy Lawson, Jaime Murray, Simon Chandler, David Mitchell, Santiago Cabrera ; (A midsummer night's dream): Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Johnny Vegas, Dean Lennox Kelly, William Ash, Rupert Evans, Zoe Tapper, Michelle Bonnard.
Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedict are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
DVD, region 1, DVD-9, NTSC ; Dolby digital stereo ; 16:9 enhanced.
Contents: Much ado about nothing. -- Macbeth. -- Taming of the shrew. -- Midsummer night's dream.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

A New Bard submitted by LibraryLiz on July 22, 2016, 7:35pm One of the best Shakespeare remake's I've seen, it's a good mixture of taking the old elements, mixing new ones, using the actual lines from the original plays, and adding some great one-liners you're not likely to forget. It's snarky, sweet, and sometimes scandalous - but if you're a Shakespeare buff, it should be a fun time.

Wonderful submitted by hduke on June 17, 2017, 4:50pm While I enjoyed all four retellings, Taming of the Shrew was far and away my favorite. Full of amazing performances and completely ridiculous in the best spirit of Shakespeare, I will definitely be going out and adding this to my movie collection :D