Movies Inspired by Shakespeare’s Plays

of world literature and are still relevant today. He was

able to bring more than 2000 new words to the speech of the English people. The life of this man is full of legends and riddles, and scientists still can't solve the mystery of his identity. Could a simple poorly educated actor of the London theater write such brilliant works? Was the man hiding behind the mask of this talented poet? Despite the fact that the answers have not yet been found, he is considered the best playwright in world history. William Shakespeare is a man from Stratford.

not end there. These works are seriously reflected in our

time. The work of this remarkable man has significantly influenced many areas and industries, including the film industry.

either inspired or adapted from plays by William Shakespeare
Richard Beymer

and Natalie ​Wood in the 1961 film ​West Side Story

use star-crossed lovers or mistaken identities, the filmmakers continue to

borrow liberally from the Canon of William Shakespeare and its universal themes.

and elements of Shakespeare's works, you can see how brilliantly

a particular picture is presented, based on works already known to all.

has been described as an undead take on Romeo and

Juliet

film chronicles the development of the relationship between a young

woman named “Julie” and the zombie “R” eight years after a zombie apocalypse.

perspective and for displaying human characteristics in zombie characters.

allows Warm Bodies some leeway in terms of believability…but the film’s persistent

charm encourages us to look past a few festering surface wounds and see the human heart beating inside, which is really what love is all about.”

like this, right?

to work well as the premise for some successful teen

films, and this romantic comedy—a remake of the 1985 film Just One of the Guys—was based on Twelfth Night.

setting for this story, which features gender-bending, disguises and love

triangles.

Amanda Bynes plays “Viola Hastings,” a teen who must pose as her brother to play on a boy’s soccer team after her school soccer team is cut.

New York musical was an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway

musical of the same name

the story of Tony, a member of the American gang,

who falls for Maria, the sister of the leader of the Puerto Rican gang. With catchy tunes and dance-offs by the rival gangs, West Side Story was a smash hit at the box office, in addition to earning critical acclaim

Best Picture, the film holds the record for most wins

for a movie musical.

novel of the same title, this film has been described

as a “Midwestern” King Lear

ownership of his farm over to his three daughters, and

in doing so, causes a bitter rivalry while exposing dark family secrets.

a stellar cast comprised of Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer

Jason Leigh, Jason Robards and Colin Firth.

film re-imagines Shakespeare’s play as a Japanese warlord dividing his

empire amongst his three sons.

its Shakespearean roots, Ran received universal acclaim and is often cited amongst

Kurosawa’s finest achievements.

Sleep Well (1960), which was a nod to Hamlet.

works, but the most popular, which is not surprising, has

always been and remains the story of Romeo and Juliet.

Carlo Carlei, released in 2013.

and Juliet for the Twilight generation". Fellowes, meanwhile, insisted that

" the film will be truly Shakespearean, conveying the spirit of the middle ages." He told the Hollywood Reporter the following: "We proceeded from the fact that for quite a long time, Shakespeare's play did not receive a traditional romantic embodiment on the screen. Of course, there have been some Romeo and Juliet movies made since Zeffirelli, and even good ones, but they were shot in Ohio or some other place. This is not exactly what I would like. According to Shakespeare, this story took place in the middle ages. The only thing we saw fit to bring to our film is to make it a little more accessible to the current generation. That's all. I would like those who will watch this film to perceive its content as a complete thing written by Shakespeare."

should unfold accordingly: in Verona and Mantua. Juliet's house and

balcony were rented in the town of Caprarola, and the Church and monastery courtyard in Subiaco. Some scenes of the film were shot at the Cinecitta Studio in Rome, where the scenery of the Capulet family crypt was created, where the lovers found their fatal end.

Shakespeare's work and can be defined as a version based

on it. Much of the original Shakespearean text in the film is abridged or interpreted by Julian Fellowes, who included lines of his own writing in the script.

of the best playwrights.  

found and will find success in all spheres.

if you don't know his plays, you've definitely seen at least

one film that conveyed the idea that this Bard was trying to convey.​