BardVids from Ian McKellen's 1978 Macbeth
January 20, 2010 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Bard Vids, Bardfilm, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Macbeth, Macbeth Vidclips, Trevor Nunn
Here are a couple of wonderful vidclips from Trevor Nunn’s 1978 Macbeth, starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench. The video quality isn’t great, but it should give you an idea of what this wonderful production has to offer, starring two of the greatest actors of our time:
“It was the owl that shrieked…”
The Banquet Scene:
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Macbeth (1978) starring Ian McKellen & Judi Dench, directed by Trevor Nunn
January 20, 2010 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Bardfilm, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Macbeth, Macbeth film reviews, Trevor Nunn
© 2005 John Murphy
The set is sparse, dark, perpetually fog-filled. A Caravaggio-inspired lighting scheme picks out the actors’ faces from the deep shadow around them. Shakespeare’s words, in this context, take on a visionary vividness. As with Kevin Kline’s filmed stage production of Hamlet, the words in Trevor Nunn’s Macbeth are emphasized and given life [...]
BBC's An Age of Kings now on DVD
April 6, 2009 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Bardfilm, Henry IV part one, Henry V, Histories, Judi Dench, Richard II, Richard III, Spinoffs
J. Hoberman of the NYT has published an article on the DVD release of the historia An Age of Kings program, based on Shakespeare’s History plays, first broadcast in 1961 and starring such (now) famous actors as Judi Dench and Sean Connery as (!) Hotspur.
Says Hoberman:
A 15-part chronicle that drew upon “Richard II,” the two-part [...]
