Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
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Actor: Alec McCowen, Gerald James, John Warner, Michael Kitchen, Suzanne BurdenDirector: Various
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 300 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-07-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Ambrose Video Publishing
Movie Reviews of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Movie Review: All the World's a Stage ... or a Cel, or a Paintbrush
Summary: 5 Stars
What a wonderful find! Aficionados of animation know how hard it can be to find the work of Russia's Christmas Films on DVD (Operavox and The Miracle Maker being the only other North American releases that I'm aware of). This is a great set, with twelve of the Bard's famous works presented in various styles of lush animation:
Disc One
The Tempest - Stop-Motion Puppetry
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Cel Animation
As You Like It - Oil Paint on Cel
Disc Two
Hamlet - Paint on Glass
Julius Caesar - Cel Animation
King Richard III - Paint on Glass
Disc Three
Romeo and Juliet - Cel Animation
Othello - Cel Animation
The Winter's Tale - Stop-Motion Puppetry
Disc Four
Macbeth - Cel Animation
The Taming of the Shrew - Stop-Motion Puppetry
Twelfth Night - Stop-Motion Puppetry
There are some incredible moments in these films: the magical fluidity and strange forms of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the ghostly image of Ophelia floating down the corridor's of the castle, Caesar's blood-red cape flowing and wrapping around his corpse. Although each play has been truncated to 30 minutes, the performances (both animators and voice actors alike) are sharp and the essential meanings and messages have been retained. These films are marvelous, and if you enjoy the works of William Shakespeare and/or the work of great animators, I'm certain that you'll enjoy this set.
Now here's hoping for The Canterbury Tales!
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