Filming Shakespeare's plays

Description:

Davies begins his study with a comparison of theatrical and cinematic space showing that the dramatic resources of cinema are essentially spatial. Central chapters focus on Welles' Macbeth, Othello, and Chimes at Midnight; Olivier's Henry V, Hamlet, and Richard III; Brook's King Lear; and Kurosawa's Throne of Blood. Davies then discusses the dramatic problems the sources for these films pose for the film maker and he examines how these films influenced later theatrical stagings. The book concludes by exploring the demands that distinguish the work of a Shakespearean stage actor from his counterpart's in film.

subjects: English drama,  Film and video adaptations,  History and criticism,  Film adaptations,  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, adaptations,  Olivier, laurence, 1907-1989,  Brook, peter, 1925-,  Welles, orson, 1915-1985,  Kurosawa, akira, 1910-1998,  Adaptations cinématographiques et télévisées,  Adaptations cinématographiques,  Histoire et critique,  Toneelstukken,  Verfilmingen,  Bibel

People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)