The Shrew
Is as lovely a piece of production as one can imagine.
Don’t know if its the process of coming down off the painkillers that makes me especially vulnerable to the sentiment of it, but the actors, the cinematography, the truth to the original, combines to make it an incredible experience.
In the sunset of my life, maybe Alzheimners will give me the gift of watching these incredible pieces with fresh eyes, for the only thing this lacks is the surprise of hearing each sparkling bit of dialog for the very first time, not knowing what comes next.
Saw the Burton/Taylor version when we studied the play in high school. Personally, I preferred the BBC version with John Cleese as Petruchio. He was born to play that part.
John Cleese was brilliant, indeed. This version does give you little hints to the relationship between taylor and Burton, though.