Franco Zeffirelli
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #39: The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
39. Franco Zeffirelli’s The Taming of the Shrew (1967) All right, readers, let’s get to it. The Taming of the Shrew is one of those infernal puzzles Shakespeare has bequeathed to us. We don’t use the word shrew these days to describe women, so if you want to imagine a current translation, the play might be Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #4: Hamlet (1990)
#4: Hamlet (1990) Franco Zeffirelli is a creature of opera, and was friends with Maria Callas. He directed the version of La Traviata I attended at the Met. Yet when he directs films of Shakespeare, he avoids the bombast and hyperbole of the operatic mode altogether. His Hamlet is earthy. The problem with Hamlet, as Continue reading
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