Tag Archives: Shakespeare

stylish and cold (film: The Tragedy of Macbeth – Joel Coen, 2021)

How many times has was Shakespeare’s ‘The Tragedie of Macbeth’ adapted to screen? This is a question that even the most knowledgeable experts in the history of cinema will not be able to answer exactly. What is dully documented is … Continue reading

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theater behind the bars (Film: Cesare deve morire – brothers Taviani, 2012)

The Shakespearean ‘All the world’s a stage’ gets a new meaning with this very interesting and very different film made by the Taviani brother whose actors and heroes are individuals for which the world is  the high security prison where … Continue reading

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‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Cameri Theater

‘What’s in a name?’ asks Romeo in one of the best known monologues in Romeo and Juliet and in the whole history of theater. What’s in the title of a play that any viewer knows about since school, whose every … Continue reading

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