3littlekeets Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I'd like to have a Shakespeare movie weekend with my 10 yo. What suggestions and red flags do you have? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 My favorite Shakespeare movie is Emma Thompson and Kenneth Brannaugh's Much Ado About Nothing. That said, if your 10yo is still in the same "ooh, gross, kissing!" stage that my 9yo twins are in, I would wait. (If you go ahead, there is brief non-sexual nudity in the beginning and a brief questionable sexual scene partway through.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 MY 8 and 10yos watched Kenneth Branagh's HenryV with me last week. They had to cover their eyes a bit during the battle scene and then we just fast-forwarded it because it lasted too long. But they really enjoyed the rest of the movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 My favorite Shakespeare movie is Emma Thompson and Kenneth Brannaugh's Much Ado About Nothing. That said, if your 10yo is still in the same "ooh, gross, kissing!" stage that my 9yo twins are in, I would wait. (If you go ahead, there is brief non-sexual nudity in the beginning and a brief questionable sexual scene partway through.) :iagree: and Franco Zeferelli's version of Romeo and Juliet of course! Oh, and the Mel Gibson version of Hamlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) We've watched HenryV (Kenneth Branagh's) with our ds 7 because it is great. He was fine with everything, we had to explain some of what was going on. ok, we pause movies a LOT to explain. Our ds is more likely to get scared by a cartoon, like, what was that possessed house animated movie from a couple of years ago? that freaked him out. Battles and such don't shock him as much even though he says, "I like studying a war but I don't like war, you know what I mean?" So take our recommend with that in mind. I like Much Ado (again, Branagh's) just fine. My dh rolls his eyes a bit. hmmm..... Netflix has something called "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales" that is absolutely for us. I preferred Mel Gibson's Hamlet over Branagh's. I might try Branagh's again but it was so brooding and ponderous you would surely losea 10 yr old's attention I should think. I've always liked Zefirrelli's (sp?) Taming of the Shrew w/ Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, again, don't know for a younger. There are a couple of adaptations of King Lear that I like: Ran by Kirosawa and A Thousand Acres where it's in a Western setting. But when I saw a play of King Lear at age 10 I never wanted to read or see Shakespeare again it freaked me out so badly. Obviously I got over it but that may be something to keep in mind depending if your son is sensitive in any way. Edited March 28, 2009 by Jill i meant ponderous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Not a movie, but we enjoy Shakespeare: The Animated Tales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Franco Zeferelli's version of Romeo and Juliet of course! Oh, and the Mel Gibson version of Hamlet. These are my favorites as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Not a movie, but we enjoy Shakespeare: The Animated Tales. Netflix has these as well. They're in my queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3littlekeets Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 This is a great start! Thank you :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dooley Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 There is a documentary called Shakespeare Behind Bars, about a prison troupe who do The Tempest. What is fascinating is how the men talk about their crimes/past lives and how it makes their play come alive for them and the viewer. I highly recommend it, dont remember whether there was language or not. I also love Taming of the Shrew with Marc Singer, done in a choral arrangement. I saw it in high school and loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I like the Olivier, Hamlet from the thirties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I love Helena Bonham Carter in Hamlet (the Mel Gibson version). To be very honest, I haven't watched any of the more recent movies that have come out. Not that I don't want to, I just don't have time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 :iagree: and Franco Zeferelli's version of Romeo and Juliet of course! I still remember seeing this film with my father in it's first-run in theatres in 1968 when I was 10. I loved it :001_smile: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainforest mama Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 My favorite Shakespeare movie is Emma Thompson and Kenneth Brannaugh's Much Ado About Nothing. That said, if your 10yo is still in the same "ooh, gross, kissing!" stage that my 9yo twins are in, I would wait. (If you go ahead, there is brief non-sexual nudity in the beginning and a brief questionable sexual scene partway through.) :iagree: DD10 loves this movie. My favorite is Zeferelli's Romeo & Juliet. DD2 is named for the actress that played Juliet. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Haven't seen any others recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in the Kootenays Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I had 3 boys in that "oh gross, kissing" stage watching Much Ado About Nothing while pretending to play lego. They tuned in to the great insults and ended up loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3littlekeets Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Eliana, Thank you...this comprehensive review is amazing! I'm putting it into a Word Documents so I don't lose it! Thank you :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) Eliana, your son liked the BBC Julius Caesar? I was wondering about that one for us. Thanks for the thorough reviews and comments, esp of the BBC set. DH and I loved "I, Claudius" so might slog through that whole set too. No one has mentioned Anthony Hopkins in "Titus" as in Titus Andronicus. I wasn't thrilled with it like with Ran but any comments? p.s. The Grigori Kozintsev King Lear is on Netflix. that's going in my queue. Edited March 28, 2009 by Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3littlekeets Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Eliana, your son liked the BBC Julius Caesar? I was wondering about that one for us.Thanks for the thorough reviews and comments, esp of the BBC set. DH and I loved "I, Claudius" so might slog through that whole set too. No one has mentioned Anthony Hopkins in "Titus" as in Titus Andronicus. I wasn't thrilled with it like with Ran but any comments? Sadly, Titus Andronicus is a play I've never even read myself. Perhaps I need to put that on my own reading list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 It has at least one extremely erotic scene. You won't be left wondering whether Hamlet and Ophelia were intimate. Her breakdown is very very difficult to watch, and I just think is too mature a subject for a ten year old. However, it's very powerful and probably the best vision of what Ophelia might have lived of any performance I have seen. Also, it's oddly set centuries past Shakespeare's own time, and I think that's a bit confusing for a kid, though mine didn't have any trouble understanding that it was artistic license. It's a great performance, and if I am correct, the only totally unabridged movie version. We watched Olivier's version right before the Branaugh version, and i must say the Branaugh is much more engaging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Sadly, Titus Andronicus is a play I've never even read myself. Perhaps I need to put that on my own reading list! In all honestly, I've read few of these. Since they were written as plays, I certainly don't feel any guilt watching them instead of reading them. Not that I don't hope to read through more of them but that's not in my immediate plans. And does turning on the closed captioning count? Really? Because it certainly helps me get through the grammar sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3littlekeets Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 And does turning on the closed captioning count? Really? Because it certainly helps me get through the grammar sometimes. Smacking forehead....:tongue_smilie:! What a great idea for my 10 yo. He loves reading "foreign language" captions and this would help him enjoy the movie. It drives me bonkers, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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