Title: Shakespeare films in the making : vision, production and reception /
Authors: Jackson, Russell, 1949-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, Film adaptations.; English drama Film and video adaptations.; Film adaptations History and criticism
Contents: Introduction: 'Such stuff as dreams are made on' -- Max Reinhardt's recurring dream: Hollywood, 1935 -- Pastoral-historical: Laurence Olivier's Henry V, 1944 -- Visions of Renaissance Italy: 'More stars than there are in heaven': MGM's Romeo and Juliet, 1936; Realism and romance: Renato Castellani's Giulietta e Romeo, 1954; Shakespeare's 'dream of Italy' and the generation gap: Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, 1968.