Looking for Richard (1996), Theatre of Blood (1973), Shakespeare in Love (1998), To Be or Not to Be (1983), Anonymous (2011), Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela (2013), All Is True (2018), Men Are Not Gods (1936) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best William Shakespeare movies.
Storyline: Director Al Pacino juxtaposes scenes from Richard III, scenes of rehearsals for Richard III, and sessions where parties involved discuss the play, the times that shaped the play, and the events that happened at the time the play is set. Interviews with mostly British actors are also included, attempting to explain why American actors have more problems performing Shakespearean plays than they do.—Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
Plot Keywords: actor, al pacino, charming, offbeat, positive, engaging, backstage ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Edward Kendal Sheridan Lionheart (Vincent Price) is a matinèe favorite Shakespearean actor of the old school, finding difficulty coping with new theater roles, who wreaks revenge on on the theater critics who give their annual Guild's "Best Actor" award to a new and upcoming actor rather than him. Incensed by their choice, he does this in the most ingenious and disturbing ways by imitating death scenes taken from his final repertoire of his beloved Bard's tales. Vincent Price is well supported by Dame Diana Rigg, as his dutiful daughter Edwina, and a bevy of the cream of British character actors, including; Ian Hendry, Sir Michael Hordern, Dennis Price, Robert Morley, and Arthur Lowe.—Brian Carruthers
Plot Keywords: actor, critic, daughter, bum, eerie, gory, witty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Will Shakespeare is a known but struggling poet, playwright and actor who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslow and Richard Burbidge but now faces a far more difficult problem: he is bereft of ideas and has yet to begin writing. He is in search of his muse, the woman who will inspire him but all attempts fail him until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps. She loves the theatre and would like nothing more than to take to the stage but is forbidden from doing so as only men can be actors. She is also a great admirer of Shakespeare's works. Dressing as a man and going by the name of Thomas Kent, she auditions and is ideal for a part in his next play. Shakespeare soon sees through her disguise and they begin a love affair, one they know cannot end happily for them as he is already married and she has been promised to the dour Lord Wessex. As the company rehearses his new play, Will and Viola's love is transferred to the written page leading to the masterpiece that is ...
Plot Keywords: william shakespeare, love interest, actress, queen, amusing, inspiring, engaging ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Keywords: actor, actress, pilot, secret agent, tailor, nazi collaborator, madcap ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A series of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare.
Plot Keywords: queen elizabeth i, playwright, earl, suspenseful, intricate, london, royal court ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' with an Indian twist, the film focuses on the story of Ram and Leela, their love, lust and the drama afterwards.
Plot Keywords: rival, young man, young woman, family, emotional, intense, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theatre, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and daughters Judith and Susanna get surprised to hear he intends to stay there definitively, after two decades working in the capital, neglecting his sincere affections for them.
Plot Keywords: wife, daughter, husband, family member, amusing, tense, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Ann Williams (Miriam Hopkins), secretary to eccentric drama critic T.H. Skeates (A.E. Matthews), is persuaded to alter a ruinous review of Shakespearean actor Edmond Davey (Sebastian Shaw) by Davey's wife Barbara (Gertrude Lawrence). Davey's "Othello" becomes a hit and Ann, even though fired by Skeates, becomes a fan of Davey and starts to fall for him, much to the jealousy of her boyfriend Tommy (Sir Rex Harrison). At the prospect of involvement in an adulterous triangle, Ann recoils. But despite her resolution, the characters' love lives become ever more tangled and a real-life tragedy of Othello looms.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: secretary, actor, actress, critic, boyfriend, intricate, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A man (Ranveer Singh) from a crime family falls in love with a woman (Deepika Padukone) who is resistant to her family's choice of a husband for her.
Plot Keywords: rival, young man, young woman, family, emotional, intense, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Lulu Monahan (Patsy Kelly), the press agent for John Barrymore (John Barrymore),is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser (Kay Kyser), plant a story that the great Shakespearean actor, over his heartfelt objections, will teach Kyser how to play Shakespeare, which isn't the same as playing Paducah, which soon becomes evident. Highlights are the singing of Ginny Simms and a rumba by Lupe Velez; lowlights already cited.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: bandleader, singer, dancer, grandmother, airy, amusing, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the summer of 1976, a British drama teacher (Minnie Driver) tries to motivate her apathetic students by staging a glam-rock musical version of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest."
Plot Keywords: teacher, teenager, singer, teen boy, friend, inspiring, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Set in the present in Melbourne, Australia, a power struggle takes place among gangsters.
Plot Keywords: macbeth, gangsters, drug dealer, intense, australia, underworld, struggle ...
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