Cinematic Hamlet : The Films of Olivier, Zeffirelli, Branagh, and Almereyda.
Cook, Patrick J.
Cinematic Hamlet : The Films of Olivier, Zeffirelli, Branagh, and Almereyda. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (279 pages)
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Laurence Olivier's Hamlet: The Triumph of the Cinesthetic -- Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet: Modernizing Medievalism -- Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet: The Challenges of the Full-Text Screenplay -- Michael Almereyda's Hamlet: Uncanny Imagination -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index.
Cinematic Hamlet contains the first scene-by-scene analysis of four outstanding film adaptations by Laurence Olivier, Franco Zeffirelli, Kenneth Branagh, and Michael Almereyda of Hamlet. Indispensable for anyone wishing to understand how these directors rework Shakespeare into the powerful medium of film.
9780821443651
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.--Film adaptations.
Electronic books.
PR2807.C58 2011
791.43/6
Cinematic Hamlet : The Films of Olivier, Zeffirelli, Branagh, and Almereyda. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (279 pages)
Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Laurence Olivier's Hamlet: The Triumph of the Cinesthetic -- Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet: Modernizing Medievalism -- Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet: The Challenges of the Full-Text Screenplay -- Michael Almereyda's Hamlet: Uncanny Imagination -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index.
Cinematic Hamlet contains the first scene-by-scene analysis of four outstanding film adaptations by Laurence Olivier, Franco Zeffirelli, Kenneth Branagh, and Michael Almereyda of Hamlet. Indispensable for anyone wishing to understand how these directors rework Shakespeare into the powerful medium of film.
9780821443651
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.--Film adaptations.
Electronic books.
PR2807.C58 2011
791.43/6