Product Details

• Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett
• Directors: Baz Luhrmann, Julie Taymor, Michael Hoffman
• Writers: Baz Luhrmann, Julie Taymor, Michael Hoffman, Craig Pearce, William Shakespeare
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English, Italian, Latin
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: April 18, 2006
• Run Time: 402 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000E6ESK8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,327 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Shakespeare Collection (Romeo + Juliet / Titus / A Midsummer Night's Dream)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and modern interpretations of Shakespeare for general audiences, December 29, 2006

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Patrick D. Goonan "see profile for URL" (Livermore, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Shakespeare Collection (Romeo + Juliet / Titus / A Midsummer Night's Dream) (DVD)

These movies are a real value and a good introduction for modern people to Shakespeare. They are not done in a very classical way, but rather take a lot of poetic license in their approach. They are a refreshing interpretation of Shakespeare that are very accessible to a general audience. Serious Shakespeare fans may want something more traditional, but overall these tapes bring a refreshing approach to these classical plays. Titus was especially powerful and provides a lot of creative visual interest, great acting and high emotional impact. While it was a bit disturbing, it was also quite interesting in a way that is unique to Anthony Hopkins. Purists may want to look elsewhere, but I enjoyed seeing these interpretations and recommend them given the caveats above.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comments on DVD disk sets, September 22, 2007

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This review is from: The Shakespeare Collection (Romeo + Juliet / Titus / A Midsummer Night's Dream) (DVD)

Amazon is not at all consistent when providing shoppers with the technical specs of DVDs in general and multi-disk box sets in particular; specifically whether or not they're all ANAMORPHIC.
I assumed (incorrectly) that this version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' would be anamorphic, as are the other two DVDs in the box set. Turns out it's the same NON-anamorphic, widescreen letterbox version released on 25 January 2001 (UPC 086162123085), and occupies less than half the area of a 50" screen. Six years on, 20th Century Fox still hasn't managed to bring this movie into the 21st century.
Moral: if the description doesn't explicitly say that a DVD is anamorphic, better assume it's not.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific collection, August 10, 2007

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Dante "Phantom" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shakespeare Collection (Romeo + Juliet / Titus / A Midsummer Night's Dream) (DVD)

three of possibly the most interesting films you'll see, all are dramatic, comical and beautiful in their own way.