Shakespeare: The Animated Tales - A Midsummer Night's Dream
An animated adaptation of the play A midsummer night's dream, by William Shakespeare. Therein, a group of lovers have a series of comical adventures after several of them are enchanted by a magical elixir. The beauty of cel animation is that it can ...
A Moon for the Misbegotten
Theatrical sparks flew when veteran O’Neill interpreters Jason Robards Jr. and Colleen Dewhurst joined forces in the celebrated 1973 revival of Eugene O’Neill’s tender semiautobiographical drama. Under the inspired direction of José Quintero,...
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales - Romeo and Juliet
The world's best-known love story. Rich cel animation captures the tension and romance felt by two young citizens of Verona, oppressed by family rivalries, yet bound by an all-consuming love. The contrasts between raging passions and tender moments ...
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales -The Tempest
A marvelous and terrifying island, peopled by spirits and monsters, is the ideal setting for demonstrating how puppets can become extraordinarily convincing "actors". Caliban becomes an almost "human" monster and Prospero's magic brings the spirit A...
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales - Twelfth Night
Dour Malvolio, beautiful Countess Olivia, disguised Viola and all the actors of this golden comedy are played by sophisticated puppets in this charming rendition. Achieving an exceptional fluency of movement for stop-frame animation, the film is utt...