Unconventional Shakespeare films

About this episode

This episode explores unconventional cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare's works.

Cinema Junkie presents this month's Midday Movies, with Beth Accomando and Yazdi Pithavala, and an exploration of unconventional cinematic adaptations of the Bard.

People in this episode

Host: Beth Accomando

Guest: Yazdi Pithavala

Topics covered

• Shakespeare
• film adaptations
• cinema
• Midday Movies

Keywords

• unconventional
• cinematic adaptations
• Bard

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Midday Movies

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