Nostalgia in Contemporary Shakespearean Screen Adaptations
by
Philippa Sheppard
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2017
From Kenneth Branagh’s groundbreaking Henry V to Justin Kurzel’s haunting Macbeth, many modern filmmakers have adapted Shakespeare for the big screen. Their translations of Renaissance plays to modern cinema both highlight and comment on contemporary culture and attitudes to art, identity, and the...