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The Taming of the Shrew is a 1967 period romantic comedy film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, based on William Shakespeare's play about a courtship between two strong-willed people in 16th-century Italy.
Synopsis. Set in the late 1590s, the film opens when Lucentio (Michael York), a young nobleman, arrives in Padua, Italy to attend the local university with his servant and best friend Tranio (Alfred Lynch).
The Taming of The Shrew: Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern. Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy, shrewish wife, Katharina.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Franco Zeffirelli
- 1967-03-08
Jun 19, 2024 · Making a bold attempt to salvage Shakespeare’s troubling tale of patriarchal oppression, forced marriage and coercive control for a modern audience, this striking, chaotic production cranks up ...
Jan 29, 2019 · In 1967, the director's first film in English (and only the second one at all) was a big-screen version of The Taming of the Shrew, the first since the legendarily awful 1929 version starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
Plot Summary. A lord comes across a drunken and comatose Christopher Sly, and conceives the idea of bringing him back to his house and treating him as a nobleman when he awakes, to see what happens.
Brief Synopsis. A fortune hunter agrees to wed a temperamental woman so his friend can court her sister.