On 2020-12-08 10:55 a.m., Graham wrote:
> On 2020-12-08 4:02 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>> A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1999.Â* I own a copy on DVD.
>>
>> Here's another good movie with Stanley Tucci:
>>
>> The Whole Shebang
>>
>> <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219408>
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>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
> The best performance I have seen was at the Globe in London. Sis and I
> had seats rather than standing in the pit of this replica of
> Shakespeare's Globe.
> As for movies of other Shakespeare's plays, The Merchant of Venice with
> Al Pacino as Shylock is fantastic. "Looking for Richard" (about Richard
> III) also with Pacino is worth looking for.

I always had trouble with Shakespeare. Being a bit attention deficit is
part of the problem. It simply requires more attention and memory than
I can muster for a stage production. It's not like I never gave it a
chance. I once made a really bad choice for an elective course, English
Drama to 1642. I bit off more than I could chew on that one.
Attention deficiency is even worse when reading plays than when
watching. IIRC we had two week for Shakespeare and about a half dozen
works to be covered in that time.

One of my worst drama experiences was seeing Henry VII performed at the
Stratford Festival. I think the lead actor was trying to beat his speed
record. Holy crap he rattled his lines off so fast I could hardly hear
them, never mind processing them into something meaningful.