a Norton Guide Crowl, Samuel 1940- creator nyu New York Norton & Company 2008 eng 238 p.: ill.; 23 cm Written with verve and insight by an award-winning teacher and scholar, "Shakespeare and Film: A Norton Guide" is the ideal introduction to film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays from the silent era to the present. Part I opens with a brief overview of the history of Shakespeare on film, then focuses in turn on the films of six influential Shakespeare directors; television Shakespeare; and the revival of pt. 1. A brief history of Shakespeare on film. Establishing shot : history -- Close-up : major directors I : Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Kenneth Branagh -- Close-up : major directors II : Akira Kurosawa, Grigori Kozintsev, Franco Zeffirelli -- Long shot : television -- Wide angle : the films of the 1990s -- pt 2. Analyzing Shakespeare on film. Auteurs and actors : camera, editing, music, and acting -- Deep focus : text and context -- Depth of field : text and image -- Montage : beginnings and signature shots -- Soliloquies and scenes : adapting stage conventions to the screen -- Glossary of film and critical terminology -- Elective bibliography -- Selective filmography. Samuel Crowl Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Adaptaciones cinematográficas Historia y crítica Drama inglés Crítica e interpretación PR 3093 C953s 2008 791.436 9780393927658 271020 20230411090708.0 spa