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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780769796222
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0769796222
Label: Kultur Video
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Kultur Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 30, 2002
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 21055
Studio: Kultur Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 10, 1976
Editorial Review:
Description:
San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theater's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humor into William Shakespeare's comedy about the two unmarried daughters of a wealthy Italian merchant. While daughter Bianca is genteel and popular, daughter Kate is foul-tempered and strong-willed. No one dares to marry Kate, until Petruchio arrives in Padua and tries his hand at courtship. '...delivered with such clarity.' --The New York Times. With Fredi Olster, Marc Singer, Stephen St. Paul, Sandra Shotwell, and William Paterson.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Best production on video.
This one is simply the best. I have no problem at all choosing between this production and the Burton/Taylor movie. This one wins without a contest. Grab it while you can!
William Ball's production remembers one thing that many productions forget: this is a comedy and it is supposed to be funny. It is not literary scripture to be intoned in solemn reverence to the great Bard of Stratford on Avon. To accomplish this Ball makes a robust and ribald presentation based on the Commedia ... Read More
Rating:  - Marc Singer as actor
This was a revelation- Marc Singer acting in Shakespeare! He should have done more and not spent his time on Beastmaster movies. But hopefully those were lucrative.
Rating: - Call Me Traditional
The acting was excellent and "choreography" timing perfect. The uproriousness got in my way and took my attention from Shakespeare's dialogue. But it was nice to see such good looking stars reprise the roles of Kate and Petruchio. Burton and Taylor are my favorite pair but the movie shortened the play too much. This Broadway Theatre production was inclusive.
Rating: - Witty and wonderful commedia dell'arte
This production of "The Taming of the Shrew" is so much fun to watch. This is one flimed stage production that really works -- they often don't. The staging and costuming are really well done and the acting is superb. I can't believe the way these players can precisely execute all their timed pratfalls while speaking flawless Shakespearean iambic pentameter. Their athleticism is amazing. They all really appear to be enjoying themselves, which makes this production shine. It is almost two hours long, ... Read More
Rating: - The Best TOTS --bar none
While I will admit that this version takes some getting used to (non-traditional scenary and sound effects), it is still the best version of Taming of the Shrew that's been done, IMHO. I think it's the acting that makes this so superb. I have yet to see a better Petruccio and Kate. Certainly, the non-stop screeching of Liz Taylor in the Zeffirelli version is absolutely no match for Olsen's performance in this version.
I teach English, and I had my class read this play. They were sort of ... Read More
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