Love's Labour's Lost

Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may...

Runtime

1h 55m

Director

Orson Welles

Cast

Keith Baxter, John Gielgud, Jeanne Moreau

Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transfo...

Runtime

2h 4m

Director

John Madden

Cast

Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Geoffrey Rush

Shakespeare wrote this fantastic comedy in 1594. It features Lysander and Hermia, whose love is thwarted by Hermia's father, who wishes to marry her off to Demetrius, himself loved by Helena. In a magical forest, the couple cross paths with Obéron, king of the elves, who is quarreling with his wife and in possession of love potions.

Runtime

2h 21m

Director

Jean-Christophe Averty

Cast

Claude Jade, Christine Delaroche, Jean-Claude Drouot

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their exist...

Runtime

1h 57m

Director

Tom Stoppard

Cast

Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

Runtime

2h 23m

Director

William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt

Cast

Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh