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Antony and Cleopatra - Charlton Heston - Hildegarde Neil - 1972 - HD Remastered - 4K

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Antony and Cleopatra is a 1972 film adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, directed by and starring Charlton Heston and Hildegarde Neil.



Cast
Charlton Heston ... Marc Antony
Hildegard Neil ... Cleopatra
Jane Lapotaire ... Charmian
Fernando Rey ... Lepidus
John Castle ... Octavius Caesar
Eric Porter ... Enobarbus
Juan Luis Galiardo ... Alexas
Carmen Sevilla ... Octavia
Freddie Jones ... Pompey
Peter Arne ... Menas
Luis Barboo ... Varrius
Fernando Bilbao ... Menecrates
Warren Clarke ... Scarus
Julian Glover ... Proculeius
Sancho Gracia ... Canidius
Garrick Hagon ... Eros
John Hallam ... Thidias
Joe Melia ... The Messenger
Monica Peterson ... Iras
Emiliano Redondo ... Mardian
Aldo Sambrell ... Ventidius
Felipe Solano ... Soldier
Douglas Wilmer ... Agrippa

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Romeo and Juliet - Laurence Harvey - Susan Shentall - John Gielgud - 1954 - HD Remastered - 4K

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Romeo and Juliet is a 1954 film adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name. It is directed and written for the screen by Renato Castellani, and stars Laurence Harvey as Romeo and newcomer Susan Shentall as Juliet, with Flora Robson, Mervyn Johns, Bill Travers, Sebastian Cabot, Enzo Fiermonte and John Gielgud.



Cast
Laurence Harvey as Romeo
Susan Shentall as Juliet
John Gielgud as the Chorus
Flora Robson as Nurse
Norman Wooland as Paris
Mervyn Johns as Friar Laurence
Bill Travers as Benvolio
Sebastian Cabot as Lord Capulet
Lydia Sherwood as Lady Capulet
Ubaldo Zollo as Mercutio
Enzo Fiermonte as Tybalt
Ennio Flaiano as Prince of Verona
Giulio Garbinetto as Montague
Nietta Zocchi as Lady Montague
Thomas Nicholls as Brother Giovanni
Mario Meniconi as Baldassare
Pietro Capanna as Sansone
Luciano Bodi as Abraham
Dagmar Josipovitch as Rosaline

Directed by Barry Avrich

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The Tempest - Helen Mirren - Ben Whishaw - Djimon Hounsou - Julie Taymor - 2010 - 4K

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The Tempest - Helen Mirren - Ben Whishaw - Djimon Hounsou - Julie Taymor - 2010 - 4K



The Tempest is a 2010 American fantasy comedy-drama film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. In this version, the gender of the main character, Prospero, is changed from male to female; the role was played by Helen Mirren. The film was written and directed by Julie Taymor and premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 11, 2010.

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Although The Tempest received generally mixed reviews from critics, Sandy Powell received her ninth Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design.

Helen Mirren as Prospera
Ben Whishaw as Ariel
Djimon Hounsou as Caliban
Felicity Jones as Miranda
David Strathairn as Alonso, King of Naples
Tom Conti as Gonzalo
Reeve Carney as Ferdinand
Chris Cooper as Antonio
Alan Cumming as Sebastian
Alfred Molina as Stephano
Russell Brand as Trinculo

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Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.

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Hamlet - Ian McKellen - Feature Film - 2024 - Trailer - 4K

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McKellen reprises his lead role as Hamlet, and co-stars with the stage cast of the 2021 Theatre Royal Windsor production of play, including Frances Barber (The Unfriend, King Lear, The Seagull), Jonathan Hyde (King Lear, Titanic, Crimson Peak), Jenny Seagrove (Local Hero, Woman of Substance), Steven Berkoff (Vikings, A Clockwork Orange), BAFTA-winner Francesca Annis (Jane Eyre, Wives and Daughters) and Directed by Sean Mathias.



The movie is shot at the Theatre Royal Windsor, owned by Bill Kenwright Productions, and utilises nearly every room of the theatre to transform it into Elsinore Castle, from basement dungeon to roof-top battlements.

Kaleidoscope will release Hamlet in UK cinemas in early 2024, and the movie is executive produced by David Gilbery (The Lost Daughter) and Naomi George (My Pure Land).

Kaleidoscope CEO Spencer Pollard said in a statement: “We are very honoured and proud to bring to UK screens and international buyers a film with this prestige. A moving re-telling of one of Shakespeare’s most important pieces of work.”

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Music in Shakespeare’s Plays

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Music in Shakespeare’s Plays

It was customary in Tudor and Stuart drama to include at least one song in every play. Only the most profound tragedies, in accordance with Senecan models, occasionally eschewed all music except for the sounds of trumpets and drums. In his later tragedies, William Shakespeare defied this orthodoxy and used songs startlingly and movingly, particularly in Othello, King Lear, and Hamlet.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Introduction
- The vocal music
- Instrumental music
- The authenticity of the songs
- Musical reference as a dramatic device
- Shakespeare’s musical ethos


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Shakespeare's Monologues and Soliloquies - All Texts - 38 Plays

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Shakespeare's Monologues and Soliloquies - All Texts - 38 Plays
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