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BOOK TO SCREEN: Filming Shakespeare
Firstly, an apology for not posting anything since April: as usual, it’s not as if I haven’t been reading during this lacuna. Secondly, recent re-watchings of Avengers Assemble and Thor: The Dark World made me go in search of other … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion, Filmed adaptations, Historical fiction
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Coriolanus, directing plays for cinema, Henry V, how is Shakespeare relevant?, Joss Whedon, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Much Ado About Nothing, musical, Ralph Fiennes, The Hollow Crown, Tom Hiddleston, Twelfth Night, Vanessa Redgrave, William Shakespeare
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