Passion and coolness / a presentation of Films for the Humanities ; an Arts International-London Weekend Television production ; producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans ; director, John Carlaw.
Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of passion and coolness. Barton and the actors demonstrate deliberate and striking inconsistencies in Shakespeare's characters; the characteristic Shakespea...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities,
1984.
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| Series: | Playing Shakespeare.
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| Summary: | Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of passion and coolness. Barton and the actors demonstrate deliberate and striking inconsistencies in Shakespeare's characters; the characteristic Shakespearean mixture of deep feeling; choric elements; and the balancing of heightened language and naturalistic performance. |
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| Item Description: | Title from data sheet. Made in Great Britain. Intended audience: Junior high school through college students and adults. "FFH 758." |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (VHS) (52 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Participant or Performer: | Ben Kingsley, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Tony Church, Susan Fleetwood, Mike Gwilym, Patrick Stewart, Sheila Hancock, Lisa Harrow, Michael Pennington, Donald Sinden. |