Silent Shakespeare.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Alexander Street Press.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Genre:

Film adaptations.

Silent films.

Short films.

Fiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (89 minutes)

Other Title:

Silent Shakespeare : King John, The tempest, A midsummer night's dream, King Lear, Twelfth night, The mercant of Venice, and Richard III

Place of Publication:

Harrington Park, NJ : Milestone Films, 1999.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

In the early days of the cinema, pioneer filmmakers created these seven charming, moving and magical films based on the plays of William Shakespeare. Considered a "lowbrow" medium, the fledgling movie industry sought to elevate its status by immortalizing the classics and hiring the greatest actors of the day. As most of these early photoplays were only one or two reels long, adapting the Bard proved to be both challenging and inspiring. Whatever these films gave up in language and length, they made up for in exuberance, cinematic artistry, visual wit and bravura acting.Digitally restored to video by the British Film Institute's National Film and Television Archive, the DVD features King John (Britain, 1899, with Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree), The Tempest (Britain, 1908), A Midsummer Night's Dream (USA, 1909), King Lear (Italy, 1910, with Francesca Bertini), Twelfth Night (USA, 1910), The Merchant of Venice (Italy 1910, with Francesca Bertini) and Richard III (Britain, 1911, with Sir Frank Benson).

Contents:

King John (Britain, 1899, 3 min.) / directed by William Kennedy, Laurie Dickson and Walter Pfeffer Dando ; production company, British Mutoscope and Biograph Company

The tempest (Britain, 1908, 12 min.) / director, Percy Stow ; production company, Clarendon Film Company

A midsummer night's dream (USA, 1909, 11 min.) / directed by James Stuart Blackton and Charles Kent ; production company, Vitagraph Company of America

King Lear (Italy, 1910, 16 min.) / directed by Gerolamo Lo Savio ; production company, Film d'Arte Italiana

Twelfth night (USA, 1910, 13 min) / director, Charles Kent ; production company, Vitagraph Company of America ; producor, J. Stuart Blackton

The merchant of Venice (Italy, 1910, 10 min.) / directed by Gerolamo Lo Savio ; production company, Film d'Arte Italiana

Richard III (Britain, 1911, 22 min.) / production company, Co-operative Cinematograph Company.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 03, 2017).

Contains:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Works. Selections

Other Format:

Original version:

OCLC:

971284443

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.