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Two Gentlemen of Verona: BBC Shakespeare Collection (1983) DVD
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Product Description
two gentlemen of verona
shakespeare bbc version
A brief synopsis and history of the work
Review date: 2008-07-19 Rating: 10 out of 10
Two, great friends leave Verona for Milan. Valentine with great enthusiasm and Proteus unwillingly, as he will have to leave his recently-betrothed Julia. Valentine soon falls in love with Silvia, daughter of the Duke of Milan, but then Proteus meets the captivating Silvia . . . and he too becomes besotted.
One of Shakespeare's earliest plays, this comedy examines the conflicts between friendship and love. This production, with Tyler Butterworth and John Hudson in the title roles, revels in the moral twists and turns undergone in the contests of wit, disguises of lovers, tragic betrayals, dangerous outlaws and comic interludes.
The accomplished elegance of the lyrical verse in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, as well as the skilful, theatrically effective prose of Lance's monologues, demonstrating that Shakespeare had already developed his writing skills when he composed this play . . . The earliest mention of it is made by Francis Meres in 1598 and it may well have been Shakespeare's first stage work. It was first printed in the 1623 Folio.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Tony Haygarth
Joanne Pearce
Tessa Peake-Jones
Tyler Butterworth
John Hudson
Director(s):
Recording label: DDHE/SIMPLY - under license from BBC Worldwide
Manufacturer: DDHE/SIMPLY - under license from BBC Worldwide
EAN: 5019322214335
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL, Colour, Full Screen, Subtitled,
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 2
Running time: 137 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)