Vidclips from Kenneth Branagh's Love's Labour's Lost
January 21, 2010 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Adrian Lester, Bard Vids, Bardfilm, Comedies, Kenneth Branagh, Love's Labour's Lost, Love's Labour's Lost vidclips, Richard Briers, Richard Clifford, Timothy Spall
First, here’s the trailer to Branagh’s LLL:
“When love speeks…” Branagh tap- and word-dances to the rhythm of iambic pentameter:
Vidclips from Hamlet (1948) starring and directed by Laurence Olivier
January 20, 2010 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Bard Vids, Bardfilm, Hamlet, Hamlet vidclips, Jean Simmons, Laurence Olivier
Here is a video clip of the “Get thee to a nunnery scene” (with Jean Simmons as Ophelia) from the 1948 Hamlet directed by and starring Laurence Olivier:
(Click here to read our review of this film)
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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Online Database of Shakespeare on Film, Video & TV
April 27, 2009 by Debra Murphy
Filed under Bard Web, Bard at Large, Bardfilm, Motley Bard, Uncategorized
An item of great interest to Shakespeare-on-film buffs: The British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC) is developing an international database of Shakespeare on Film, Television and Radio.
Here’s their initial write-up:
In 2005 the BUFVC, through its association with theĀ Open University, was the recipient of a three-year Resource Enhancement grant from theĀ Arts & Humanities Research Council, [...]

