To Be or Not to Be - Lubitsch, Shakespeare and the Theatricality of Power

Synopsis
Recording of a lecture by Gregor Moder (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) looking at Ernst Lubitsch’s 1942 wartime satire TO BE OR NOT TO BE (qv), analysing how it uses speeches from Shakespeare’s Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice.
Language
English
Country
Croatia
Medium
Video
Recording date
24 Feb 2022
Duration
53 mins

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Hamlet; Merchant of Venice, The
Subjects
Drama; History; Shakespeare
Keywords
anti-Semitism; World War II
Related items
To Be or Not to Be

Online Availability

Online URL
https://youtu.be/U1DJ_Jy_6N0
Online format
Streamed

Sponsor

Name

MaMa Multimedia Institute

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mi2@mi2.hr
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+385 1 4856400
Address
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Croatia

Distributor

Name

YouTube

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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "To Be or Not to Be - Lubitsch, Shakespeare and the Theatricality of Power". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79772 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)