Shakespeare in the Movies: From the Silent Era to Today

By Douglas Brode

Book Overview

From the Globe to the multiplex, this exhaustive study leaves no stone unturned. (Kirkus Reviews)

William Shakespeare is currently enjoying his most glorious and popular success since the golden days of the Globe Theatre-on Hollywood's silver screen. Here, in one volume, is a comprehensive and entertaining study of the many memorable film versions of Shakespeare's timeless plays. Arranged in the order the plays were written, this extremely readable guide allows readers to follow Shakespeare's development as a playwright (and screenwriter), and to compare the filmed versions of the play side by side. From the cinematic thrills of Kenneth Branagh's star-studded movies, to alternate adaptations like West Side Story, to the recent blockbuster success of Shakespeare in Love, the book will delight film lovers and Bard fans alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425181766
• ISBN13: 9780425181768
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

In a word (or two) - All Encompassing

Brode once again nails it! Anyone even remotely interested in Willy Shake should add this study to their collection. Written in the informative and highly entertaining manner common to his work, Douglas Brode provides a detailed road map through the works of Willy Shake as they have been applied to the silver screen. Another hit!

Five Stars is just not enough!

Unlike M Jenson, who get's his facts from a cereal box, Douglas Brode thoroughly researched Shakespeare's impact on cinema in this text. Always entertaining, Brode once again shows his vast knowledge of the subject at hand, providing commonly know facts with delicious little tidbits that the lay person may not know, but needs to know.