Titus : the illustrated screenplay / Julie Taymor ; adapted from the play by William Shakespeare.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taymor, Julie, 1952-

Contributor:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Newmarket pictorial moviebook

A Newmarket pictorial moviebook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Titus (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

191 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Newmarket Press, [2000]

Summary:

This mesmerizing retelling of Shakespeare's comic tragedy Titus Andronicus is as visually stunning as it is theatrically charged. For Taymor, the play "not only reflects dark events but turns them inside out, probing and challenging our fundamental beliefs on morality and justice." With the film, this uniquely talented director has transformed a largely overlooked lesser work of the great bard into a powerful, daring exploration of the contemporary human condition.

Brilliantly realized and imaginatively staged, and featuring stellar performances by Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming and Harry Lennix, Titus is being hailed by critics as a masterwork and one of the most thrilling adaptations of Shakespeare ever filmed. This is the only book to feature Taymor's complete screenplay -- highlighted by stunning color movie stills, collages, production designs and behind-the-scenes photos -- most of which have never before been published. Accompanying the screenplay are the director's notes, describing the challenges of conceptualizing the play as a film for the big screen. This stunning pictorial record of the extraordinary movie also includes an introduction to the play and Taymor's work by Jonathan Bate, editor of the Arden Shakespeare Titus Andronicus and author of The Genius of Shakespeare. As he states: "Through her combination of fidelity and invention, Julie Taymor has made a movie of rare integrity.... She has fully respected both an ancient work of art and a modern company of screen actors. Where so many movies impress at the time but fade in the instant you walk out of the theatre, Titus keeps on growing in the imagination."

Contents:

Screenplay 17.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Related Work:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Titus Andronicus.

ISBN:

1557044368

OCLC:

43615531