Shakespeare retold

DVD 2007

Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedick are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in these four adaptations of classic plays.

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Film adaptations

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ISBN:

9781419848766

Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
mixed
video file
DVD video

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: PG

Notes:

Originally released in 2005
Shirley Henderson, Sarah Parish, James McAvoy
DVD ; widescreen presentation
For private home use only
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Contents:

Much Ado About Nothing / produced by Diederick Santer ; directed by Brian Percival ; written by David Nicholls
Macbeth / produced by Pier Wilkie ; directed by Mark Brozel ; written by Peter Moffat
The Taming of the Shrew / produced by Diederick Santer ; directed by David Richards ; written by Sally Wainwright
A Midsummer Night's Dream / produced by Pier Wilkie ; directed by Ed Fraiman ; written by Peter Bowker

Control Number:

523889

UPC:

794051289025

Other Authors:

BBC Video (Firm)
BBC Worldwide Ltd
British Broadcasting Corporation
Brozel, Mark
Fraiman, Ed
Hawes, Keeley, 1976-
Henderson, Shirley, 1965-
Lewis, Damian, 1971-
McAvoy, James, 1979-
Parish, Sarah, 1968-
Paterson, Bill, 1945-
Percival, Brian, 1962-
Richards, David, 1940-
Sewell, Rufus, 1967-
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Staunton, Imelda, 1956-
Warner Home Video (Firm)

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