1948: Hamlet and Macbeth - How to adapt shakespeare

Shakespeare is the most adapted writer of all time. From classic adaptations to westerns, musicals and even science fiction, his work is all over cinema. But, how should filmmakers go about taking a stage performance and putting it on the screen? Should they stick to the text or should they adapt the material for a new medium?
Both released in 1948, Orson Welles' Macbeth and Laurence Olivier's Hamlet are two of the finest examples of Shakespearian adaptations. Their varying approach highlights the different ways that Shakespeare can be brought the screen.
This video takes a look at the history of Shakesperian films, all the way from 1988 with King John, to the modern-day, trying to understand the different approaches to the plays and what they can tell us about the relationship between stage and screen
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[@AEmiliusLives]

Sad that this channel stopped uploading :( the content was brilliant.

[@musicianethanhopper]

It’s been 7 months. Are you still doing the series. I just found your channel and as a film buff of classic films, I think this is a great series.

[@thepodbaydoors-amoviepodca4568]

Did he die?

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please dont let this series die! Best video essay series on youtube in my opinion

[@Leg0456]

Please come back!! I’d like to see you do these videos on the 1950s

[@braydonrushing]

I when on his Twitter and he like a comment from Raquel Stecher that was posted on September 7 2021. So One Hundred Years of Cinema is still here, but he is on a unannounced hiatus from making video.

[@pikapanda577]

Hope he comes back soon, we were almost in the 1950’s!!

[@stoneragan3870]

For real, the views will only go up as we get closer to modern day too. I hope he didn't get discouraged just because not a lot of people watching the silent and early for videos.

[@illumminati8883]

1950 Cinderella 1951 woman on the run 1952 man in the white suit 1953 it came from outer space 1954 Godzilla 1955 lady and the tramp 1956 the brave one 1958 vertigo 1959 pillow talk

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Please don't let this channel be dead

[@Blondedmedo]

This channel would literally slap in the 50s, hope this is a hiatus that will soon cease

[@happystickman7255]

Would love to see this series continue through the 1950s next! Hope you are doing well, I noticed it’s been a few years since uploading

[@beejls]

Just discovered this channel.. I'm sad to see you've stopped uploading, but what's there is great. Thank you for that.

[@RunkleDunk]

I hope you’ll come back sometime. This is one of the best series I’ve ever seen on KZbin. If not, thanks for all the knowledge

[@tonk82]

Such a shame this channel no longer uploads. Great videos.

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He is back!!!!

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Please come back!!!

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Damn, did he die??? I miss this channel.

[@mradrian1106]

Would really like to see you continue this series! I just recently got into older films and this channel was a nice source for some really good analysis and recommendations!

[@sreyanbashar1758]

I hope 1951 will have “Streetcar named Desire” I can barely wait for the fifties and so on, please upload more quickly these are very educational and fun

[@mark4163]

So sad. This was one of my favorite series.

[@martinrenzhofer8241]

I can't remember anyone discussing Olivier's camera work before. Excellent.

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Would love to see this series continue!

[@tristanmayer5373]

This is a fantastic series thank you for all your work on it

[@bimmovieproductions6352]

interesting how both Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles and Keneth Branagh played in their own adaptations of Shakespeare, there seems to be a trend.

[@amanbalyan3818]

Please continue this series

[@user-qf9uk3ps7t]

Why you stop doing this videos, we waiting for continue. 1949

[@hughjainisis1683]

Great as always mate! Hoping 1949's film is the Third Man.

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I was going to comment the same thing !

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And I was about to comment this as well, lol

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Please come back and do more videos!!

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I've just found this channel and I'm obssessed!!! So sad there hasn't been any new uploads in two years :(

[@kriitikko]

Orson Welles's "Falstaff" (aka "Chimes at Midnight") and Grigoriy Kozintsev's "Hamlet" are my favorite Shakespeare films.

[@gb2096]

Never have I seen a youtube post I agreed with more!!! I thought I was the only one 🙌🏼 Chimes is my favourite movie of all time

[@mahatmaniggandhi2898]

i watched the hollow crown and i fell in love with falstaff. i have to watch welles' iteration now

[@LadyBoobs]

please update us or something, this series is amazing

[@allanbani]

I just saw Hamlet yesterday and I quite enjoyed it. This essay makes me want to see MacBeth.

[@Z-Mikes00]

I saw the Kenneth Brannah one. Really good ngl

[@kingamoeboid3887]

I saw the one with Laurence Olivier.

[@thepodbaydoors-amoviepodca4568]

Jerry here. When are we going to get 1949?

[@lubormrazek5545]

Im absolutely in love with Brannagh's hamlet

[@enriqueprieto2922]

Favorite series is back! Worth the wait as usual

[@HollowBox]

AMAZING SERIES!!!! PLEASE CONTINUE!!!!

[@nitinmaripeddi1584]

I am happy that you have come back, I love your series. When you arrive in 1950, can you please talk about Rashomon?

[@onehundredyearsofcinema]

Normally I don't let on what's coming up, but let's say this... If your a fan of Kurosawa the 1950's are going to be good for you!

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Seven Samurai! (Possible Spoiler, sorry!)

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@@onehundredyearsofcinema maybe have Touch of evil for 58?😳

[@robertplattner1636]

Please let 1959 be Some Like It Hot!!!!!!!

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@@onehundredyearsofcinema When?

[@AnthonySmith-ty7ij]

Welcome back. There was also the 1935 version of A Midsummer Night's Dream which is wonderful. I have other ideas for next time, like 1948 do Treasure of the Sierra Madre on the use of irony in the use of John Huston movies. 1949, would be Mighty Joe Young and how the start of Ray Harryhausen, how he chabged the way movies were made. Another for 1949, is the classic White Heat in which saw the end of the gangster era at Warner Bros. Also in 49, Samson and Delilah and the rebirth of Christian epics in the 1950s. For 1950, my choices would be either Rashomon, Sunset Boulevard, All About Eve or even Walt Disney's Cinderella.

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Thank you for these very well-made mini documentaries/podcasts.You really know your material well and have some very good insights. I look forward to watching these thank you again.

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Love this series. Thanks for keeping it going!

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[@gudrunbartels6867]

thank you very much! Just saw Macbeth by Coen and wanted to look a bit deeper into Shakespeare adaptations that already exist. Great work! Looking so much forward to the 1948 films by Welles and Olivier..👍

[@gonzalodeacero4597]

I love the proyect of this channel. It is great you are back.

[@haydensewall2537]

I'm glad you decided to focus on cinematic Shakespeare for one of your videos - I saw Zeffirelli's Hamlet in High School and it started my journey of discovery toward film that differs from 'mainstream' movies.

[@robertplattner1636]

When are you coming back?

[@Claudio-Oroza]

Congratulations from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Your posts are accurate, intelligent and beautifully done. Great work!!

[@antiserjanus8016]

There was also a fantastic 4 hour radio adaptation of the play on the BBC in 1948 that is legendary with Olivier's great rival, John Gielgud in the titles role. A superb video. Thank you.

[@cvmitchell]

These are great videos! Keep going!

[@sharonzhou123]

Please keep going. I can’t wait to see 1960s film series .

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Glad your back. Keep up the good work.

[@Eridant]

Thanks for the great content yet again! Love the series and looking forward to the glorious 1950s with some of the best movies ever made in the sound era (I know you've already made vids on Hitchcock and Dreyer but still hope to see them back along with Kurosawa :).

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You're back! Great review by the way!

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Miss u bro

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Cmon man. Do some more. Your info is great.

[@julianfacundocalabrese1176]

hoping for 12 angry men in 57, but we're still somewhat far for that, love your content man, finding this channel was the best thing that happened to me this quarantine

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Nice to have you back))

[@skemander1969]

Glad you’re back, we’ve missed you

[@ericluken1]

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[@webz3589]

Another great vid keep upthe good work

[@twoswords5524]

Orson Well's Othello is my favourite Shakespere movie. It's so gorgeous and grand, i could spend days just looking at some of the shots

[@MegaUtube99]

Wtff. I was binge watching your videos yesterday and saw the last one came out 3 months ago. And then today you drop today! Post more often man! Also, I’m watching every significant movie from 1905 to today and I’m only on 1929. I’m soon gonna catch up to 1948 and then run out of your videos to watch :(

[@MegaUtube99]

Still waiting for you to post more!

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[@RebelNiki]

Great series. I guess next: The Third Man (1949)

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Please include satyajit rays films sooner or later . Eg Pather Panchali 1955 his masterpiece . Btw great work , I love your videos 😀😀

[@terragthegreat175]

33 years of cinema :(

[@fireemblem2770]

I have been wanting to see Olivier's Richard III (my favorite Shakespeare!) and Henry V. The colour in those films looks ahead of its time

[@eldaytripper2]

I absolutely love your series man. Amazing work. May I ask a question in which no offence is meant? Are you dyslexic? I teach dyslexics and love how they think in unusual and often original ways. I notice you make a lot of typos in your text descriptions (for instance, the lower case 's' in 'Shakespeare' above). It doesn't bother me personally, but just as a fan of your channel and someone who appreciates how much skilful work goes into your videos, I feel that, for some viewers, this could undermine the professionalism of your content. Please tell me to get lost if it be your will! All the best, and can't wait for the next vid!

[@onehundredyearsofcinema]

So dyslexic! I also work as a full-time video editor (which is why these videos take so long to come out) and I'm very lucky to have co-workers to look over my videos. When I do these at home I have to spell check my own videos and I am almost blind to the spelling mistakes. It's a little frustrating to have people think you don't know what you are talking about because you can't properly communicate, but what can you do?

[@eldaytripper2]

@@onehundredyearsofcinema I can completely understand. You clearly know what you're talking about, so wouldn't worry about that! Also, you are clearly a highly literate dyslexic, which isn't easy to accomplish. Sometimes I wonder if dyslexics are more intuitively connected to the language of film and images, which may link to your own expertise. If you ever need anyone to spellcheck the vids, I'd happily look over them before they go live as I've used some of your videos in lessons, so would be happy to repay the favour. It'd take me two secs as I have a second-sight for this stuff! Just let me know. I understand if you think it would slow things down too much.

[@karlkarlos3545]

Hooray a new video! Funny that you didn't mention the Franco Zeffirelli adaptations (Taming, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet), which are probably the most traditional adaptations, and also box office hits. But I prefer the Kurosawa films and Ian Mckellen's Richard III, who were less slavishly with the source material in favour of cinematic story telling.

[@onehundredyearsofcinema]

I had the Zeffirelli adaptations in the first version of the script, but I cut them out of the final draft because the video was getting super long. I'm 100 percent with you on Kurosawa, for me Throne of Blood is the best adaptation of Macbeth.

[@blortmeister]

This is what I came here to say--I remember the impact Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet had, starting with actors closer to the ages in the play. The songs as well; when I met my now wife 15 years after the release of R&J, we could both sing "What is a youth? Impetuous fire...". Significant cultural impact all right. BTW, love that you're still producing this series. Makes me watch, or re-watch, or just re-consider films I thought I knew or had successfully ignored.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

@@onehundredyearsofcinema Good. The Burton's Shrew is a waste of celluloid making the Fairbanks look like a damn masterpiece, which it isn't. R&J is quite good though. All in all, not a big Zefferelli fan.

[@overtlycriticalfilmshow]

Come back we need that 1954 Godzilla video still

[@alg11297]

In the early 80s John Cassavetes directed "Tempest" and I believe I am the only person that liked it.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Oh I saw that in the cinema. it was pretty good as I remember.

[@AbdullahKhan-ox8pu]

No mention of Chimes at Midnight? Arguably the greatest Shakespeare film ever made.

[@zmani4379]

Great video! Are you going to do any Renoir films? Of course, his most famous were in the 30s, but he's got some late masterpieces in the 50s - The River in 1951 (where he met Satyajit Ray) and The Golden Coach in 1953 - how does the legendary filmmaking son of a legendary Impressionist painter approach color?

[@FrankCarsone]

This is so well edited! Under-viewed stuff, my man.

[@pdzombie1906]

My favorite unconventional Shakespeare adaptations are Julie Taymor's Titus (1999), Michael Almereyda's Hamlet (2000), and the Taviani Bros. 'Cesare deve Morire'. Thanx!!!

[@mohammedmaher9697]

finally back

[@rayg2724]

Loved this series!! Hope you’re doing well

[@jimpickard3850]

Charlie, it's Othello, not Orthello ! Great video though and welcome back.

[@arielrodriguez968]

Did he die?? I miss this series!

[@karlkarlos3545]

Hi. Cleaning up my subscriptions. It's over one year since your last upload. May I ask whether this channel is still alive or can I cancel?

[@ramblinevilmushroom]

DANG IT. I find a good channel and then I see its dead. The algorithm failed you v.v

[@mikesmith05]

Is the 1949 video coming soon?

[@Leg0456]

I can’t wait for 1959. Hopefully you do North by Northwest.

[@robertplattner1636]

Frankly, I was hoping for that or Some Like It Hot.

[@reverietapes]

This channel is misleading if there's not gonna be more episodes

[@yangshizu]

love yours

[@gfD06]

When will 1949 be posted?

[@artieash6671]

Othello is spelled wrong, otherwise very much enjoyed this presentation.

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I miss you

[@lazyartiste_2357]

Olivier looks really similar to Kenneth Branagh and coincidentally they both made movies on Shakespeare!

[@clowpowart]

PLEASE COME BACK

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Hey Buddy! Are you still going to continue this series?

[@MrAwsomeness360]

When you get to 1954, do you think you can review the original Godzilla film?

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se agradece los subtítulos

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what happened? are you fine?

[@libertines24]

Hoping for the return one day

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Can you make more?

[@dd1530]

Do you use Letterboxd?

[@Awesomebaconman123]

Does anybody know what happened to him?

[@thesmilingman7576]

So are you going to continue or did you run out of notable films