A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a 1999 film directed by Michael Hoffman, based on Shakespeare’s famous comedy, written around 1595.
Hermia is a girl of ancient Athens, who is bound, under threat of death, to...
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy directed by Franco Zeffirelli, released in 1967 and starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as protagonists. It is based on the Shakespearean romantic comedy of the...
To Kill a Mockingbird
This magnificent novel and literary masterpiece was written in 1960 by Harper Lee and is set in Maycomb, Alabama.
The story develops between the fifth and the ninth birthdays of the protagonist, Scout, who lives...
Romeo and Juliet
If destiny is against us, so much the worse! Although death wants to put an end to a passionate love story, for Romeo and Juliet it actually becomes the seal of their eternal love....
Henry V
Henry V, directed by Laurence Olivier, who also stars as the protagonist, is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play of the same title.
It is the first film that was made based on the above-mentioned...
Hamlet
If you’re looking for a film that goes deep into every facet of human psychology, Hamlet by Campbell Scott and Eric Simonson is a great pick for you.
The film based on the Shakespearean tragedy...
Maraviglioso Boccaccio
Nella Firenze del XIV secolo un gruppo di giovani cerca rifugio in campagna per sfuggire alla cruda realtà della peste. Nel tentativo di condurre una vita quanto più ordinaria possibile, si intratterranno con delle...
La Celestina
Si quieres descubrir la literatura medieval española, no te puedes perder la lectura de la tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea, es decir La Celestina.
Redactada por Fernando de Rojas en 1499, es una de las...
Macbeth
Roman Polanski’s Macbeth is a cinematographic take on one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. It was written between 1603 and 1607, in a period in which tragedies were chiefly based on such great universal...
Kàos
Premiato con due David di Donatello, un Nastro d'Argento e un Globo d'Oro, deve il suo titolo alla contrada di nascita di Pirandello, autore delle novelle (L'Altro Figlio, Mal di Luna, La Giara, Requiem,...
