In preparation for a talk in June 2024 on film adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays for Chichester Literary Society last year I asked on twitter, for recommendations of cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare. The response was overwhelming with many new titles to add to my must watch list. So much so, that a list was needed!
Keep the conversation going using hashtag #ShakespeareAroundTheGlobe @cheshellen
Booking now open for Searching For William – Aspects of William Shakespeare, a special programme hosted by author Simon Brett will include aspects of William Shakespeare’s London life, costume and fashion and a look at how his works have been played out around the world in film. Speakers for the day are Prof. Duncan Salkeld, Prof. Bridget Escolme and me!
Saturday 15 June, 10.30 - 4pm. Tickets £30 (inc lunch)
And here's the list...
Apologies if I missed any of your suggestions, it was quite lively! Here’s the link to the original twitter thread.
A Comedy of Errors
Angoor (1982, Gulzar)
Recommended by: @robinalexbaker
Coriolanus
Coriolanus (2011, Ralph Fiennes)
Recommended by: @K__McGee
Hamlet
Hamlet (1921, Svend Gade and Heinz Schall)
Recommended by: @PamHutch @byronic
The Lion King (1994, Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers)
Recommended by: @bloodybishop
Hamlet liikemaailmassa (1987, Aki Kaurismäki)
Recommended by: @neufunkaum
Hamlet (1964, Grigori Kozintsev)
Recommended by: @AnneBillson @CulturalSnow @SimonNewton5 @byronic
Haider (2014, Vishal Bhardwaj)
Recommended by: @robinalexbaker @yooday @tig14
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990, Tom Stoppard)
Recommended by: @fuzzynick
The Bad Sleep Well (1960, Akira Kurosawa)
Recommended by: @IanNabney
Henry IV
My Own Private Idaho (1991, Gus Van Sant)
Recommended by: @scottcthompson @MCoxinScotland
Henry V
Henry V (1944, Laurence Olivier)
Recommended by: @TheAndrewF @ScottishLute @IMDBartlett
Henry V (1989, Kenneth Branagh)
Recommended by: @TheAndrewF @IMDBartlett
Chimes at Midnight (1967, Orson Welles)
Recommended by: @jasclarkewriter @AtkinsonPA1 @NJStreitberger @IMDBartlett @CulturalSnow
Hollow Crown series
Recommended by: @ConductorRobin
King Lear
King Lear (1935, State Yiddish Theater in Moscow)
Recommended by: @papers_on
Ran (1985, Akira Kurosawa)
Recommended by: @jasclarkewriter @robinalexbaker @MarinaSofia8 @flanderosa @bloodybishop @sherbetsaucers @rosstermad @IMDBartlett
King Lear (1971, Peter Brook)
Recommended by: @culham_mark
King Lear (1971, Grigori Kozintsev)
Recommended by: @SimonNewton5
A do not watch recommendation: King Lear (1999, Brian Blessed and Tony Rotherham)
Macbeth
Macbeth (1979, Philip Casson and Trevor Nunn)
Recommended by: @CulturalSnow
Macbeth on the Estate (1997, Penny Woolcock)
Recommended by: @byronic
Macbeth (1983, Bela Tarr)
Recommended by: @SaltyFilm
Macbeth (1987, Claude D'anna)
Recommended by: @SaltyFilm
Makibefo (1999, Alexander Abela)
Recommended by: @SaltyFilm
Throne of Blood (1957, Akira Kurosawa)
Recommended by: @robinalexbaker @thasceles @flanderosa @SimonNewton5 @TheAndrewF @bloodybishop @rosstermad @IMDBartlett
Macbeth (1971, Roman Polanksi)
Recommended by: @IMDBartlett
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021, Joel Coen)
Recommended by: @thasceles @TheAndrewF @rosstermad
Joe MacBeth (1955, Ken Hughes)
Recommended by: @psychojography
Men of Respect (1991, William Reilly)
Recommended by: @SonOfSirico
Maqbool (2004, Vishal Bhardwaj)
Recommended by: @robinalexbaker @tig14
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Strange Magic (2015, Gary Rydstrom)
Recommended by: @jasclarkewriter
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959, Jiří Trnka)
Recommended by: @rosstermad
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2022, Creation Theatre)
Recommended by: @annainjozi
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing (2012, Joss Whedon)
Recommended by: @IMDBartlett
Othello
Omkara (2006, Vishal Bhardwaj)
Recommended by: @robinalexbaker @FloStadt
Othello: National Theatre (2013, Nicholas Hytner)
Recommended by: @annainjozi
Othello (1951, Orson Welles)
Recommended by: @rickburin @IMDBartlett
All Night Long (1962, Basil Dearden)
Recommended by: @wb_gooderham
Richard III
Looking for Richard (1996, Al Pacino)
Recommended by: @MCoxinScotland
Richard III (1995, Richard Loncraine)
Recommended by: @cellulord @thasceles @Claire__M @byronic @ballooonmh @rosstermad
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1968, Franco Zeffirelli)
Recommended by: @ScottishLute
Romeo & Juliet (2013, Carlo Carlei)
Recommended by: @enchantedbyfilm
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996, Baz Luhrmann)
Recommended by: @enchantedbyfilm @SimonNewton5 @annainjozi @rosstermad
West Side Story (1961, Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise)
Recommended by: @SimonNewton5
Sonnets
The Angelic Conversation (1985, Derek Jarman)
Recommended by: @Claire__M
The Taming of the Shrew
10 Things I Hate About You (1999, Gil Junger)
Recommended by: @MCoxinScotland @enchantedbyfilm @rosstermad @IMDBartlett
The Tempest
The Tempest (1979, Derek Jarman)
Recommended by: @ballooonmh @IMDBartlett @CulturalSnow @Claire__M
Prospero's Books (1991, Peter Greenaway)
Recommended by: @CulturalSnow @wb_gooderham
The Tempest (1908, Percy Stow)
Recommended by: @norloll @PamHutch
Forbidden Planet (1956, Nicholas Nayfack)
Recommended by: @Tombo_h
Three Colours: Red (1994, Kristof Kieslowski)
Recommended by: @MattTempest
Titus Andronicus
Titus (1999, Julie Taymor)
Recommended by: @CulturalSnow @byronic @rosstermad
The Hungry (2017, Bornila Chatterjee)
Recommended by: @SaltyFilm
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida: RSC (2018, Gregory Doran)
Recommended by: @annainjozi
Twelfth Night
She's the Man (2006, Andy Fickman)
Recommended by: @enchantedbyfilm
Twelfth Night: National Theatre (2020, Simon Godwin)
Recommended by: @annainjozi
A Winter's Tale
A Tale of Winter (1992, Eric Rhomer)
Recommended by: @culham_mark @IanNabney
@annainjozi also sent a link to this Wikipedia page of even more Shakespeare screen adaptations!
Happy viewing and keep the conversation going using hashtag #ShakespeareAroundTheGlobe. Meanwhile enjoy a number from one of my fave Shakespeare re-workings, Brush Up Your Shakespeare from Kiss Me, Kate! (1953, George Sidney).