Transpositions and parodies of Shakespeare: the great playwright has inspired films - and more - in which his works act as the backdrop or idea for less traditional plots which are funny and at times extravagant.
Chiostro Nina Vinchi
Shakespeare in film: 5 (+1) visite guidate by Arturo Cattaneo, anglist, and Gianluca Fumagalli, director closes the series of events held at the Chiostro Nina Vinchi with a discussion entitled “Usi e abusi” which will focus on transpositions and parodies of Shakespeare, from the comedy of Woody Allen to the first television appearance of the Beatles with a parody of A Midsummer Night’s Dream ...
The very final appointment in the series will be held in the Aula Magna of the Università Cattolica on Thursday 21 April 2016 at 9 pm for the showing of Shakespeare in Love, the Oscar winning Hollywood rewrite.
Shakespeare in film: 5 (+1) visite guidate by Arturo Cattaneo, anglist, and Gianluca Fumagalli, director closes the series of events held at the Chiostro Nina Vinchi with a discussion entitled “Usi e abusi” which will focus on transpositions and parodies of Shakespeare, from the comedy of Woody Allen to the first television appearance of the Beatles with a parody of A Midsummer Night’s Dream ...
The very final appointment in the series will be held in the Aula Magna of the Università Cattolica on Thursday 21 April 2016 at 9 pm for the showing of Shakespeare in Love, the Oscar winning Hollywood rewrite.
Credits
Chiostro Nina Vinchi
Thursday 17 March 2016, 5 pm
Usi e Abusi (Transpositions and parodies of Shakespeare)
with Arturo Cattaneo, anglist
and Gianluca Fumagalli, director
in collaboration with Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano