Shakespeare: The Animated Tales [Region 2]

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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales [Region 2] Review

What a wonderful find! Aficionados of animation know how hard it can be to find the work of Russia's Christmas Films on DVD (Operavox and The Miracle Maker being the only other North American releases that I'm aware of). This is a great set, with twelve of the Bard's famous works presented in various styles of lush animation:

Disc One

The Tempest - Stop-Motion Puppetry

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Cel Animation

As You Like It - Oil Paint on Cel

Disc Two

Hamlet - Paint on Glass

Julius Caesar - Cel Animation

King Richard III - Paint on Glass

Disc Three

Romeo and Juliet - Cel Animation

Othello - Cel Animation

The Winter's Tale - Stop-Motion Puppetry

Disc Four

Macbeth - Cel Animation

The Taming of the Shrew - Stop-Motion Puppetry

Twelfth Night - Stop-Motion Puppetry

There are some incredible moments in these films: the magical fluidity and strange forms of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the ghostly image of Ophelia floating down the corridor's of the castle, Caesar's blood-red cape flowing and wrapping around his corpse. Although each play has been truncated to 30 minutes, the performances (both animators and voice actors alike) are sharp and the essential meanings and messages have been retained. These films are marvelous, and if you enjoy the works of William Shakespeare and/or the work of great animators, I'm certain that you'll enjoy this set.

Now here's hoping for The Canterbury Tales!

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