Davies begins his study with a comparison of theatrical and cinematic space showing that the dramatic resources of cinema are essentially spatial. Central chapters focus on Welles' Macbeth, Othello, and Chimes at Midnight; Olivier's Henry V, Hamlet, and Richard III; Brook's King Lear; and Kurosawa's Throne of Blood. Davies then discusses the dramatic problems the sources for these films pose for the film maker and he examines how these films influenced later theatrical stagings. The book concludes by exploring the demands that distinguish the work of a Shakespearean stage actor from his counterpart's in film.
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An exploration of the dramatic problems posed in the filming of Welles' Macbeth, Othello, and Chimes at Midnight; Olivier's Henry V, Hamlet, and Richard III; Brook's King Lear; and Kurosawa's Throne of Blood.
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The temptation and the tendency to judge Shakespearean film in terms of some sort of theatrical achievement stems partly from that critical tendency to impose old criteria on new artistic fields, partly from the appearance on the screen of established stage actors in Shakespearean roles and partly from a persistent belief - which intelligent criticism has done little to shift - that cinema is really 'canned' and transportable theatre. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cinematic stature, sustained tracking shot, cinematic music, dramatic responsibility, spatial suggestions, cinema frame, spatial realism, spatial strategy, spatial articulation, cinematic presentation, cinematic space, spatial potential, thematic substance, spatial detail, cinematic adaptation, dramatic opposition, castle interior, cinematic expression, spatial manipulation, frame composition, castle battlements, cinema audience, topmost tower, deep focus, cinematic realism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lady Macbeth, Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Peter Brook, André Bazin, Constance Brown, King Edward, King Henry, Roger Furse, Roger Manvell, Shakespeare's Macbeth, William Johnson, Doll Tearsheet, Foster Hirsch, Jane Shore, Pauline Kael, Battle of Agincourt, Battle of Shrewsbury, Béla Balázs, Film Quarterly, King Hamlet, Middle Ages, Paul Scofield, Prince Edward, Royal Shakespeare Company New!
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The temptation and the tendency to judge Shakespearean film in terms of some sort of theatrical achievement stems partly from that critical tendency to impose old criteria on new artistic fields, partly from the appearance on the screen of established stage actors in Shakespearean roles and partly from a persistent belief - which intelligent criticism has done little to shift - that cinema is really 'canned' and transportable theatre. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cinematic stature, sustained tracking shot, cinematic music, dramatic responsibility, spatial suggestions, cinema frame, spatial realism, spatial strategy, spatial articulation, cinematic presentation, cinematic space, spatial potential, thematic substance, spatial detail, cinematic adaptation, dramatic opposition, castle interior, cinematic expression, spatial manipulation, frame composition, castle battlements, cinema audience, topmost tower, deep focus, cinematic realism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lady Macbeth, Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Peter Brook, André Bazin, Constance Brown, King Edward, King Henry, Roger Furse, Roger Manvell, Shakespeare's Macbeth, William Johnson, Doll Tearsheet, Foster Hirsch, Jane Shore, Pauline Kael, Battle of Agincourt, Battle of Shrewsbury, Béla Balázs, Film Quarterly, King Hamlet, Middle Ages, Paul Scofield, Prince Edward, Royal Shakespeare Company New!
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- King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on 21 pages
- Richard III (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on 10 pages
- Orson Welles by Andre Bazin on 9 pages
- Shakespeare on Film by Jack J. Jorgens on 8 pages
- What Is Cinema? Vol. 1 by Andre Bazin on 6 pages
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- The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Russell Jackson on 7 pages
- Shakespeare and the Moving Image: The Plays on Film and Television by Anthony Davies on 6 pages
- Orson Welles, Shakespeare, and Popular Culture by Michael Anderegg on 5 pages
- Interpreting Shakespeare On Screen by Deborah Cartmell on 5 pages
- The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Margreta de Grazia on page 233, and page 293
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