Shakespeare Retold (2005)

  
Format:  Shakespeare Retold DVD 
 
 
Four of the Bard's most beloved plays receive contemporary spins in this collection of BBC productions. First, overworked and under-appreciated sous-chef "Macbeth" inherits a swanky restaurant after his wife murders his boss. James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes star. A TV news anchor is dismayed to learn that an old flame is her new co-host, in "Much Ado About Nothing." With Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Billie Piper. "The Taming Of The Shrew" focuses on a marriage of convenience between a drunken aristocrat (Rufus Sewell) and a conservative politician (Shirley Henderson). Jaime Murray, Twiggy also star. And, the love lives of a group of young people become a complex mess, thanks to a mishap with some love potions, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Zoe Tapper star. 6 hrs. total on two discs. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; interviews.
 
SKU: D55055
$34.99
 

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