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ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew (2005)
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Information
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 90 min.
- Director
- David Richards
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- Rating *
- 8.3
- Votes *
- 1,231
- Checks
- 77
- Favs
- 10
- Dislikes
- 1
- Favs/checks
- 13.0% (1:8)
- Favs/dislikes
- 10:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Shakespeare Retold doesn't use the language, but the plot structures of the Bard to retell four of his plays. This could have been disastrous given that plot wasn't a Bardian gift, but it holds up amazingly well. The Taming of the Shrew, with Kate cast as Opposition leader, is probably the weakest of the lot (it's the weakest of the plays used, so that's not a surprise). It's played as a farce with plenty of panto moments, but the director got the message when it came to the end's controversial speech about female subservience. This is not a play about breaking a woman, it's about a woman breaking a man by letting him believe he wears the pants in the family. 7 years 4 months ago