SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

History of Frivolity

Synopsis

Film chronicling in comic sketches the history of eroticism and attempts made over the centuries to disguise the human body. Includes an episode about men acting female roles on the Elizabethan stage with a scene from Romeo and Juliet where Juliet is played by a man.

Language

Spanish (Spain - Modern)

Country

Spain

Medium

Television

Transmission details

9 Feb 1967

Availability

No archive copy or distributpr found (1/2009).

Credits

Director

Narciso Ibáñez Serrador

Cinematographer

Federico G. Larraya

Writer

Augusto Algueró; Jaime de Armiñán

Cast

Jaime Blanch	Romeo
José Luis Coll	Juliet
Augustin González	William Shakespeare

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

gender representation; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage

Notes

Notes

Source: Internet Movie Database (1/2009).

General

The idea behind the making of the programme came from the then Director General of RTVE, Adolfo Suarez and Juan Jose Rosón. The intention was to show the image abroad of a modern and tolerant Spain to improve the extremely low impression that the Franco regime had at that time in the Western democracies.

Production Company

Name

TVE Televisión Española