The Taming of the Shrew is a 1967 period romantic comedy film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, based on William Shakespeare’s play about a courtship between two strong-willed people in 16th-century Italy. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor (who also produced) as Kate and Richard Burton as Petruchio, who were both nominated for BAFTA Awards for their acting. It features Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Michael York, and Victor Spinetti in supporting roles.
The Taming of the Shrew premiered with a Royal Film Performance on 27 February 1967. At the 40th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction - Set Decoration. Burton was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Comedy or Musical, and the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. Burton and Taylor also received BAFTA nominations.
This was one of three Shakespearean film adaptations directed by Zeffirelli, followed by Romeo and Juliet in 1968, and Hamlet in 1990.
Read Shakespeare's Complete Works online for free: https://shakespearenetwork.net/works/
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Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - https://www.misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6946736/
The Taming of the Shrew premiered with a Royal Film Performance on 27 February 1967. At the 40th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction - Set Decoration. Burton was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Comedy or Musical, and the film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical. Burton and Taylor also received BAFTA nominations.
This was one of three Shakespearean film adaptations directed by Zeffirelli, followed by Romeo and Juliet in 1968, and Hamlet in 1990.
Read Shakespeare's Complete Works online for free: https://shakespearenetwork.net/works/
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Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - https://www.misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6946736/
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00:00Elizabeth Taylor. Richard Burton. Need we say more? Yes, this much more.
00:15The Taming of the Shrew.
00:20Selected for the 1967 British Royal Performance. Amidst the rich pageantry of
00:26the Age of Romance, a story of love and marriage, which are not necessarily the
00:32same thing. The world's most celebrated movie couple in the motion picture they
00:37were made for.
00:41Need we say more? Yes, five words more. The Taming of the Shrew.