Shakespeare

BBC - In Search of Shakespeare (2003) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at June 16, 2020

Complete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer. Presenter-led, mixing travel, adventure, live action interviews and specially shot documentary and live action sequences with the RSC on the road. A History series - it focuses not on the plays, but on the history and sets the life of the poet in the extraordinary times in which he lived. We are introduced to the dark world of Queen Elizabeth's police state - a time of surveillance, militarism and foreign wars.

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BBC - Shakespeare in Italy (2012) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Dec. 4, 2020

Francesco da Mosto takes to the Italian road again in search of Shakespeare in Italy.

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BBC - Hamlet: Royal Shakespeare Company (2020) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at June 24, 2020

Sent by the ghost of his father to avenge his brutal death, Hamlet's mission to expose the truth is a perilous journey of madness, murder and lost love. What will ultimately become of a young man sent to kill? Paapa Essiedu plays Hamlet in Simon Godwin's critically acclaimed 2016 Royal Shakespeare Company production.

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Shakespeare in Love (1998) Movies

Posted by andreydh at Aug. 23, 2008

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BBC - Simon Schama's Shakespeare (2012) Movies

Posted by Polik88 at July 24, 2012

Simon Schama argues that it is impossible to understand how Shakespeare came to belong 'to all time' without understanding just how much he was of his time.

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Will Shakespeare - The Complete Series (1978) Movies

Posted by angus77 at July 31, 2014

Written by Rumpole of the Bailey creator John Mortimer, this six-part television dramatisation is based on the sixteen years that William Shakespeare is known to have spent in London, remains one of the most impressive biographical portraits to date. With each episode built around the creation of a single play, a skilful interweaving of known events and contemporary interpretation show how key experiences may have inspired some of Shakespeare’s greatest works - the death of his young son, and his love for the famous ‘dark lady’ of the sonnets, for example. The bustling taverns and theatres of Elizabethan London are lavishly recreated, while Shakespeare himself is played with tremendous sensitivity and breadth by Tim Curry.

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Shakespeare in Love Movies

Posted by at May 6, 2024

Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

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PBS - In Search of Shakespeare with Michael Wood [Repost] Movies

Posted by serpmolot at Aug. 22, 2013

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Themes of Shakespeare (2001) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Jan. 25, 2019

This series features leading Shakespearian authorities tackling some of the most commonly posed questions surrounding the works of Shakespeare. Also featured are extracts from the award-winning feature films of "Macbeth" and King Lear", along with specially commissioned films of the major plays, featuring distinguished members of the Stratford.

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Shakespeare High (2011) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at June 8, 2017

Executive produced by Kevin Spacey, Shakespeare High is an inspiring documentary that follows a diverse group of California high school students as they compete in a Shakespeare Festival unlike any you have ever seen - a unique program that counts many of Hollywood's biggest stars among its alumni.

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