Movies: William Shakespeare

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one....

Low-born Helena is convinced that she and the high-born Bertram are meant to be. Bertram does not, so he runs off to fight in the Italian wars with his "#bff" Parolles, where he meets Diana. The lopsided love triangle all comes crashing down when the...

Based on the play by William Shakespeare....

Shakespeare's Hamlet is rendered in exquisitely expressive pen drawings....

A contemporary take on Lady Macbeth, summoning up her demons. A mix of live action and animation....

This is the Hungarian version of the French musical Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, with music and lyrics by Gérard Presgurvic....

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Brazilian adaptation of Hamlet, set in the outskirts of São Paulo City. A teenager hears through a medium the voice of his father, who accuses his brother of murdering him. He confirms his suspicions of his uncle, and decides to retaliate, but kills ...

A teenager struggles to overcome his addiction to video games, while rediscovering the beauty of nature....

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony...

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An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare, which takes place in the home of the Frafra people, in the far north of Ghana. Performed by students of the University of Ghana School of Music and Drama....

From the dungeons of the SARA Production crew comes Bad Apple, a story of power, family, and fruit. Stacy Cavendish slips on a banana peel one day, leading her to discover an age old rivalry that only she can solve. No one is safe from being chewed u...

After the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius....

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, Shakespeare's Globe has assembled an all-star cast to make 37 short films – one for each play – and here's the twist: each lavish 10 minute vignette is made on location in the real setting of ...

Chinnathambi, the only son of estate owner Sundaram Pillai, falls in love with Kalyani, the daughter of a poor clerk, but their romance faces obstacles....

Television production of the play live from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre....

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A portrait of village life in South Thailand, home of retired Malay-Muslim members of the communist party of neighboring Malaysia. Recollections of the decades-long guerrilla war are interspersed with a Thai radio soap opera....