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By Naomi & Herb*
Rappahannock News Writer
Hi, folks, we’re back. Sorry for the long hiatus. Herb’s been busy on the back forty and Naomi putting up preserves for the long winter. Anyway, our returning review focuses on one of the greatest writers of all times, William Shakespeare, translated onto screen. Yes, Shakespeare can be difficult and ponderous, but his works are also richly complex, witty and compelling. His stories of life, love, loss an<M>etrayal are as relevant today as they were centuries ago, and thus, well worth the effort.
In movies, the often dutiful adaptations can be as confusing as reading the Bard directly. While watching old British white guys orate may be proper, we have found some of the modern renditions to be tremendously illuminating.
Here, we discuss two films made in the last ten years, all of which are “modernized”, either by time period or venue changes. While Shakespeare’s language remains the same even in the modern films, the updated settings provide a better understanding for some of us less erudite film goers. Do
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