On this episode of Storyweavers, our hosts tackle the bard in modern times—film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays. Covering everything from Kenneth Branagh’s and Laurence Olivier’s “Hamlet” to Joel Coen’s and Roman Polanski’s “MacBeth,” the good and the bad, the strong and the weak, are laid bare and shown for what they are. 

Discussing considerations needed when adapting Shakespeare to film and the influence his work still has in entertainment and culture today, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Notable Titles Mentioned: 

• Disney’s “The Lion King” (“Hamlet” adaption) dir. Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
• “Hamlet,” “Much Ado About Nothing” dir. Kenneth Branagh
• “MacBeth” dir. Joel Coen
• “MacBeth” dir. Roman Polanski
• “Throne of Blood” (“Macbeth” adaption) dir. Akira Kurosawa
• “Chimes at Midnight” (“Henry IV” adaption), “Othello” dir. Orson Welles
• “Romeo and Juliet” dir. Baz Luhrmann
• “Titus” dir. Julie Taymore
• “10 Things I Hate About You” (“Taming of the Shrew” adaption) dir. Gil Junger
• “Maqbool” dir. Vishal Bhardwaj

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