51 sats \ 10 replies \ @siggy47 15 May \ on: Which Shakespeare play would you recommend? BooksAndArticles
Macbeth. Plenty of intrigue and weird goings on to keep your interest. Watch Roman Polanski's film for a real treat.
Seconded. The best play to start with.
As for the film you need to keep the context of when it was filmed - it was adapted by Polanski following the murder of his wife (hence the very bleak undertones) and part-funded by Hugh Hefner (hence the nudity).
If you want a wonderful take on the story try Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood (1957).
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Lol. It’s a great film. And you can’t do better than a bit of sensationalist, base entertainment if it gets people into the book-of-the-film (do they still do those for modern films?)
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Random aside -- when Francis Ford Coppola released "Bram Stoker's Dracula," the novel tie in was not actually "Dracula" as written by Bram Stoker. Instead, they had Fred Saberhagen novelize "Bram Stoker's Dracula." So I'm not sure that movie actually got people to the right book.
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Brilliant aside - thank you.
I remember the books when I was a kid and you were waiting for a home video release or similar. Since they were based on scripts they sometimes included things not featured in the final movie…
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Hunger Games?
I actually read the third book after watching the first two movies haha
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Yin n Yang.
We need both to live a balanced life
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Knowing the back story behind Roman Polanski’s film sure adds a poignant feel ;(
I like Kurosawa! Never thought that one of his films would be connected to Macbeth!
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Thanks for the movie recommendation. Just watched the trailer on YouTube n was struck by how timeless it looks
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