Shakespeare in Film: An Analysis of Olivier, Welles, and Kurosawa.
This five-page undergraduate paper compares styles of acting, editing, design, costumes, and camera work in Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet, Orson Welles’ Chimes at Midnight, and Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood. The author considers how the performances differ, what the overall style of each of the directors is, and how they illuminated the tricky challenges of transferring language intended for the stage. The author also discusses how these elements contributed to the success of the films.
