Shakespeare films in the making : vision, production and reception / Russell Jackson.

Author/creator Jackson, Russell, 1949-
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Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction: 'Such stuff as dreams are made on' -- Max Reinhardt's recurring dream: Hollywood, 1935 -- Pastoral-historical: Laurence Olivier's Henry V, 1944 -- Visions of Renaissance Italy: 'More stars than there are in heaven': MGM's Romeo and Juliet, 1936; Realism and romance: Renato Castellani's Giulietta e Romeo, 1954; Shakespeare's 'dream of Italy' and the generation gap: Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, 1968.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-268), filmography (p. 228-230), and index.
LCCN 2007009044
ISBN9780521815475 (alk. paper)
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