Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
A Spray of Plum Blossoms
Bromo and Juliet
This is Macbeth
Julius Caesar
Shakespeare High
The Tempest
The Taming of the Shrew
Spotlight on Shakespeare
For better or for worse, the works of William Shakespeare have provided endless fodder for generations of artists to interpret and repurpose. The themes explored in his works are universal and timeless: a single Shakespearean play like The Taming of the Shrew has inspired everything from classic adaptations (Sam Taylor's 1929 version, for example) to Generation Y teen comedies like 10 Things I Hate About You. If you're in the mood to be entertained Shakespeare style, look no further than the ten diverse films we've picked for this week's Spotlight.
Selected Films
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The Taming of the Shrew
This "talkie" is the only film co-starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. This print is from the 1966 re-release and it is faithful to the original except that new music and new sound effects were added by Marty Kemp of the Mary Pickford Company during his painstaking...Watch Movie
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Shakespeare High
Executive produced by Kevin Spacey, SHAKESPEARE HIGH is an inspiring documentary that follows a diverse group of California high school students as they prepare for and compete in an annual Shakespeare Festival, a program that counts many of Hollywood's biggest stars among its...Watch Movie
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Julius Caesar
An innovative approach to a classic. One of the two "unofficial" films (the other being PEER GYNT) Charlton Heston appeared in before his 1950 "debut" film, DARK CITY. Independently produced in and around the Chicago area, it tells the familiar tale of the Roman leader. Heston is cast as Marc...Watch Movie
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King Lear
The King has left his kingdom in the hands of his two power-hungry daughters. Heartbroken over the behavior of his children, he retreats to a cave and his youngest daughter, the only faithful one, brings her armies to his rescue. There is a battle and the army of King Lear and his daughter are...Watch Movie
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This is Macbeth
THIS IS MACBETH uniquely explores one of William Shakespeare's greatest plays with talk-show style interviews with the main characters, the staging of key scenes from the play and fascinating exchanges with the characters in the wings as they come on- and off-stage. THIS IS MACBETH will enrich...Watch Movie
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Romeo and Juliet Get Married
From international auteur Bruno Barreto comes this hilarious retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Ophthalmologist Romeo and his family are passionately obsessed fans of the Corinthians football team. While across town, the lovely Juliet’s father is an equally rabid...Watch Movie
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The Angelic Conversation
Derek Jarman's lyrical celebration of gay love set within the context of a series of William Shakespeare’s sonnets. Ethereal Super-8 images slowed to a magical, meditative pace follow the love affair between two men as Dame Judi Dench provides a soothing presence with her...Watch Movie
