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9780816041558

The Encyclopedia of Stage Plays into Film

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816041558

  • ISBN10:

    0816041555

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-06-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

Compiles reviews and information about dramatic, musical, and Shakespearean plays that have been adapted to film, including discussion of Equus, the many incarnations of Hamlet, and Oklahoma!

Table of Contents

Foreword vi
Acknowledgments x
Theatrical Film: The New Proscenium xi
How to Use this Book xxiii
Standard Dramatic Adaptations
1(340)
Shakespearean Adaptations
341(88)
Musical Theatre Adaptations
429(110)
Appendix: Backstage with the Bard 539(32)
Contributors 571(2)
Drama on Film Bibliography 573(4)
Shakespeare on Film Bibliography 577(2)
Musicals on Film Bibliography 579(2)
Index 581

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Excerpts

For years, stage plays have provided a rich source of inspiration for the film industry. Yet there hasn't been a book that has adequately addressed this artistic phenomenon—until now.
An excellent companion to Facts On File's The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film, the volume opens with an introduction that traces the history of stage plays adapted for the silver screen. Each of the 300 entries is classified within one of three sections: Dramatic Adaptations, Shakespearean Adaptations, and Musical Adaptations. Each entry includes an overview of the stage play—the title, playwright, plot summary, cast, production notes, critical acclaim—along with an assessment of related film adaptations. 95 black-and-white film stills and 45 line art portraits of select playwrights are included throughout the book. Informational appendixes include:
Backstage with the Bard: movies that have been inspired by or are connected to Shakespeare
Opera on Film: operas that have been adapted for the silver screen.

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