In this episode, we compare two film versions of Richard III: Laurence Olivier's 1955 film and Richard Loncraine's 1995 film starring Ian McKellen, which was …
Shakespeare on Film
Ep. 5: Coriolanus with Fiennes and Hiddleston
In this episode, we compare two Coriolanus films: Ralph Fiennes' 2011 film (in which he stars) and the 2014 Donmar production starring Tom Hiddleston. The …
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Ep. 4: Romeo and Juliet at the movies
In this episode, we discuss two modern film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet: Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film, starring Olivia Hussey as Juliet, and Baz Luhrmann's …
Ep. 3: Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth
We discuss Justin Kurzel's 2015 film adaptation of The Scottish Play starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard. We consider the Christian imagery in the …
Ep. 2: Henry V on film with Kenneth Branagh and Tom Hiddleston
In this episode, we discuss two major versions of Henry V on film: Kenneth Branagh's 1989 film in which he stars and Thea Sharrock's 2012 TV movie starring Tom …
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