Taylor is less accomplished with Shakespeare s prose, however she really throws herself into the physicality of Katharina s tirades and the other comic aspects of the character. Additionally, Zeffirelli also backs up his two stars with a solid supporting cast that includes Cyril Cusack, Alfred Lynch, Alan Webb, Victor Spinetti and Michael York. Additionally, the cinematography is decidedly diffuse, but the image is clean and offers good detail. The film element itself shows very few signs of age and there is relatively little noticeable film grain. Colors aren t over saturated, but they are very appealing.
Flesh tones are fairly natural and there are no problems with the reproduction of the stronger hues.
Blacks are accurate and contrast appears consistent under various lighting conditions. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack is free from distortion and boasts very clean dialogue reproduction. Spanish and Portuguese language soundtracks are also encoded onto the DVD, as are English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean and Thai subtitles. The interactive menus are basic, providing access to the standard scene selection and set up features, in addition to the DVD s extras. Talent files for the stars fill out the extras.