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Shakespeare and Us
Item# 52575
© 2012
120 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-406-5
In this two-part series, Simon Schama explores the life and times of William Shakespeare to shed a new and fascinating light on some of the greatest plays ever written. The programs takes a close look...
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Twelfth Night: Stratford Festival Classics
Item# 48853
© 1985
144 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62102-999-1
Shipwrecked off the coast of the mythical land of Illyria, a young woman named Viola (Seana McKenna) and her twin brother, Sebastian (Ernest Harrop), each believe the other has drowned. Disguising her...
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Antony and Cleopatra: Young Actors in Training
Item# 43356
© 2008
15 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61733-434-4
Perhaps the most sweepingly romantic of Shakespeare's tragedies, Antony and Cleopatra portrays two leaders of the ancient world at the mercy of their very human desires. Filmed at the Globe Theatre, t...
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Hamlet: The Royal Shakespeare Company Production Starring David Tennant
Item# 41685
© 2009
215 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-682-3
Called “the greatest Hamlet of his generation” by Guardian reviewer Robert McCrum, Scottish actor David Tennant headlines this edgy film version of the acclaimed 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company stage p...
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Hamlet: Young Actors in Training
Item# 43357
© 2008
15 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61733-435-1
It's easy to assume that Hamlet has always enjoyed global popularity, but only within the last century and a half has Shakespeare's great tragedy achieved iconic status. Why does it resonate so deeply...
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Henry V: Young Actors in Training
Item# 43359
© 2008
15 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61733-437-5
Its kingly speeches are as stirring as any battle cry-offering inspiration not only to budding actors but to anyone who wants to move a crowd, Shakespeare-style. This program focuses on Act II, Scene...
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Henry VIII: Young Actors in Training
Item# 43358
© 2008
15 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61733-436-8
Can a king who killed most of his wives be rendered, in dramatic terms, as a human being? What kind of historical context should we apply to such a story? A group of gifted young British actors takes...
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Hollow Crowns: Shakespeare and Us
Item# 52577
© 2012
60 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-408-9
Because his theater company often performed at court, Shakespeare was able to observe the frailty, vanity, and folly of kings firsthand, thus fueling his obsession with what lay behind the mask of roy...
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Julius Caesar: Young Actors in Training
Item# 43360
© 2008
15 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61733-438-2
Loyalty and betrayal-Shakespeare's massive body of work is shot through with both subjects, and Julius Caesar stands as a prime example. This program puts young British actors in the spotlight as they...
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King John: Young Actors in Training
Item# 43361
© 2008
15 Min.
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DVD ISBN: 978-1-61733-439-9
A youth named Arthur emerges as a claimant to the English throne, challenging an already dubious royal establishment. Is this the story of Excalibur and the Round Table? No, it's Shakespeare's King Jo...
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