The other Russian films that I have spent time with recently, are both adapted from Shakespeare plays. The tragedies and comedies of William Shakespeare have garnered a lot of my attention in recent weeks. There are dozens of well done film versions of the Bard’s works, but some very smart person turned me on to... Continue Reading →
A New Beginning
Following my interests this year has taken me on a winding road of the humanities. I ended 2015 delving deeper into the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which led me to spend quite a bit of time with his operas. I was familiar with some of the music from the operas of Mozart, but I... Continue Reading →
Romeo and Juliet
I just finished watching the 1968 film version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The play is by far the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays, and I believe it is the earliest effort in the genre of tragedy that we have from the Bard. The story is ubiquitous, and I hardly can... Continue Reading →