Metro Cinema Society: Shakespeare on Screen

Shakespeare on Screen

Metro Cinema is partnering with the Freewill Players to present Shakespeare on Screen: a series of film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays.

Shakespeare on Film: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Director: Michael Hoffman

USA 1999, 116 min

Oct 16 (2008) @ 7pm

A splendid cast brings this enchanting version of Shakespeare's most magical play to life, headed by Michelle Pfeiffer as the fairy Queen and Kevin Kline as Bottom, her unlikely lover. Rupert Everett is the jealous Oberon, and Stanley Tucci is... view more

Shakespeare on Screen: The Merchant of Venice

Director: Michael Radford

USA 2004, 127 min, 35mm

Nov 27 (2008) @ 7pm

Set in 16th century Venice, Shakespeare's timeless comedy/drama follows the fates and fortunes of a group of Christian noblemen and their interactions with the Jewish moneylender Shylock. Antonio (Jeremy Irons) borrows money from Shylock (Al Pacino) to help his young... view more

Shakespeare on Screen: Prospero's Books

Director: Peter Greenaway

France / Netherlands / UK / Japan 1991, 129 min, 35mm

Feb 26 (2009) @ 7pm

Peter Greenaway's audacious 1991 film Prospero's Books is the stuff that dreams are made of.

Shakespeare on Screen: Richard III (Laurence Olivier)

Director: Laurence Olivier

UK 1955, 160 min

Apr 2 (2009) @ 7pm

With Richard III, Laurence Olivier—as director, producer, and star—transfigures Shakespeare’s great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of Machiavellian villainy. Olivier’s performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges Richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother Edward’s... view more