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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A silence that speaks
This collection of silent films adapted from Shakespeare's plays is really funny and interesting. It is even amusing to see how the genius of words and shouts and all other vocal expressions is translated in pure silence thanks to gestures, postures, costumes, settings, and a few pages summarizing the successive scenes. We probably miss the words, but we do have the...
Published on December 29, 2000 by Jacques COULARDEAU
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting to behold
This is a collection of early Shakespeare films, and at first, it looks like the films may be of interest to the art of filmmaking but not so much Shakespeare. When it gets to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1909), it slows down and you can almost hear the dialog that you know by heart. However, for us mortals there are plates with words that we can read. The...
Published 23 months ago by bernie
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A silence that speaks,
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This review is from: Silent Shakespeare [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This collection of silent films adapted from Shakespeare's plays is really funny and interesting. It is even amusing to see how the genius of words and shouts and all other vocal expressions is translated in pure silence thanks to gestures, postures, costumes, settings, and a few pages summarizing the successive scenes. We probably miss the words, but we do have the feelings and the atmospheres of the plays. It is important to watch these short films to really know how fascinating and universally known Shakespeare is. Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, Paris Universities II and IX.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting to behold,
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This review is from: Silent Shakespeare [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is a collection of early Shakespeare films, and at first, it looks like the films may be of interest to the art of filmmaking but not so much Shakespeare.
When it gets to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1909), it slows down and you can almost hear the dialog that you know by heart. However, for us mortals there are plates with words that we can read. The scene where Puck searches for the plant is neatly done. Every generation of actors must play in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and this is no different. Walter Ackerman ... Demetrius Charles Chapman ... Quince Maurice Costello ... Lysander Julia Swayne Gordon ... Helena Gladys Hulette ... Puck (interesting that they picked a female) Elita Proctor Otis ... Hippolyta William V. Ranous ... Bottom William Shea ... Mechanical Rose Tapley ... Hermia Florence Turner ... Titania - Viola in Twelfth Night Clara Kimball Young ... Penelope *** The violin and piano commitment helps make the film. King Lear 1910 or (Re Lear) someone colored it be for Ted Turner was born. King Lear decides to divide his kingdom amongst his three daughters. Love the old left over Viking helmets. Ermete Novelli ... King Lear Francesca Bertini ... Cordelia Olga Giannini Novelli ... King Lear's Daughter Giannina Chiantoni ... King Lear's Daughter Twelfth Night 1910 Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are shipwrecked and separated Julia Swayne Gordon ... Olivia Charles Kent ... Malvolio Florence Turner ... Viola - Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream Edith Storey ... Sebastian Tefft Johnson ... Orsino Marin Sais ... Maria William Humphrey ... Sir Toby Belch James Young ... Sir Andrew Aguecheek The Merchant of Venice (IL mercante di Venezia) 1910 A merchant (Bassanio) takes out a loan of three thousand ducats. Again, this film is hand colored. Ermete Novelli ... Shylock (now I wonder were the term Shylock came from) Francesca Bertini ... Jessica Olga Giannini Novelli ... Portia - King Lear's Daughter in King Lear 1910 Just remember: The penalty for the shedding of one drop of Christian blood is confiscation of lands and goods. Richard III 1911 Richard of Gloucester is determined to gain the throne. James Berry ... King Henry VI Alfred Brydone ... King Edward IV Kathleen Yorke ... Edward, Prince of Wales / King Edward V Hetty Kenyon...Richard, Duke of York Murray Carrington ... George, Duke of Clarence Frank R. Benson ... Richard, Duke of Gloucester / Richard III Eric Maxon ... Henry, Earl of Richmond / King Henry VII Moffat Johnston ... Duke of Buckingham James Maclean ... Duke of Norfolk Victor McClure ... Earl of Surrey, his son R.I. Connick ... Earl Rivers George Manship ... Earl of Oxford Harry Caine ... Lord Hastings Wilfrid Caithness ... Lord Stanley L. Rupert ... Sir Richard Ratcliff H. James ... Sir James Tyrrel Alfred Wild ... Sir William Catesby Cecil Dighton ... Sir James Blount John Howell ... Sir Robert Brackenbury J. Victor ... Lord Mayor of London H.O. Nicholson ... First murderer A. Wild ... Second murderer Violet Farebrother ... Elizabeth, Queen of King Edward IV Elinor Aickin ... Duchess of York, mother to King Edward IV, Clarence and Gloucester Mrs (Constance) Benson ... Lady Anne, widow of Edward Prince of Wales ---------------------------------------------- All I can say are you getting a lot for your money. Just remember watching these films are no substitute for the real thing. Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) [VHS] |
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