The Taming of the Shrew
by Franco Zeffirelli
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Actor: Alfred Lynch, Cyril Cusack, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Hordern, Richard BurtonDirector: Franco Zeffirelli
Brand: Sony
Producer: Elizabeth Taylor
Producer: Richard Burton
Producer: Franco Zeffirelli
Writer: Franco Zeffirelli
Writer: Paul Dehn
Writer: Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Writer: William Shakespeare
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); Portuguese (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-10-26
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of The Taming of the Shrew
DVD Review: Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchase this video for a Shakespeare class and it is wonderful! Makes the actual book easier to follow once you viewed this film first.DVD Review: Taming of the Shrew is classic Shakespeare
Summary: 5 Stars
Although this version of the "Shrew" does not follow Shakespeare's original script verbatim, it is a wonderful retelling with a talented and knowledgeable cast. It is performed solely as the story of Katherine and Petruchio rather that as a play within a play to fool Christopher Sly. The few liberties taken with the script to aid the progress of the story for a film audience. The character portrayals are well rounded. Burton and Taylor are accomplished actors, renowned for their craft, and give dimension and pathos to their characters. The story line moves along well, and is entertaining and appropriate for ages 12 and older. DVD Review: A Classic Rendition of a Classic Story, staring One Classy Lady
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite movies - and it certainly stars one of my favorite actors and actresses. Burton and Taylor are expert in their delivery of Shakepeare's classic tale of the taming of Katarina, a woman with no desire to marry and certainly no desire to succumb to the wiles of any man. The most modern of women characters from a time period when women either married or turned nun; the story shows not only the strength of a woman, but prooves wrong the endurant misbelief that women are the weaker sex.
The disk sold thru Amazon is typical of this era film and release of such: nothing special about it, but nothing erred or wrong that I can relate. I am purely happy to own a copy of this movie, and it could have arrived months late and half opened and I would still be happy. Not a bad price, either, considering this is a wonderfully directed and acted film. The sets, the costumes, the hair styles - the adaptation of the play to screenplay - it's a beautiful film that will have you laughing, even if you aren't a fan of the bard.
DVD Review: Fantastic chemistry!
Summary: 5 Stars
The chemistry between Burton and Taylor is magnificent. Loved it, Loved it,
Loved it!
DVD Review: Taming of the Shrew
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a classic. It is one that I have wanted to get for ages. The chemistry between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton makes the whole movie that much more exciting. I could watch it over and over. If you like an old fashioned movie with a lesson to be learnt, then this is the movie for you.
Description of The Taming of the Shrew
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sparkle and amuse as Katharina and Petruchio in William Shakespeare's comic look at male chauvinism and women's lib in the 16th century. Petruchio a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he encounters the fiery Katharina a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. Their honeymoon becomes a humorous battle of wit and insult with Kate as determined to maintain her independence as Petruchio is to "tame" her. When the embattled couple returns to Padua Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that his is the most obedient of wives. But in reality the shrewish Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate.System Requirements:Running Time: 121 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?TELEVISION/CLASSIC Rating:?NR UPC:?043396011090 Manufacturer No:?01109Liz and Dick (a.k.a. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton) almost seemed to be importing the psychodramas of their marriage into this 1967 film (of course, the same was true of every film they made together). Adapted from Shakespeare's play and directed by Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet) with his usual eye for sumptuousness, this version of Taming features a particularly boisterous, bawdy, fun performance by its stars. Composer Nino Rota--best known for scoring several of Fellini's best-known works--received a National Board of Reviews award for his vivid soundtrack. --Tom Keogh
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