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22. Hamlet, III, 1, l. 79, p. 81.
23. William Shakespeare, King Lear, in ibid., III, iv, ll. 102–107, p. 1005.
24. William Shakespeare, Macbeth, in ibid., V, v, ll. 19–28, p. 1053.
25. William Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing, in ibid., V, iv, ll. 108–109, p. 628.
Appendix: A Case Study
1. Ingmar Bergman, Fanny and Alexander (New York: Pantheon, 1982).
2. “Take advantage of today,” Horace, Odes, I, xi, l. 8.
3. Bergman, p. 26.
4. Bergman, p. 141.
5. Bergman, p. 100.
6. Bergman, p. 94.
7. Bergman, p. 101.
8. Bergman, p. 104.
9. Bergman, pp. 110–111.
10. Bergman, p. 110.
11. Bergman, pp. 122–123.
12. Bergman, p. 135.
13. Bergman, p. 137.
14. Bergman, p. 141.
15. Bergman, p. 142.
16. Bergman, p. 156.
17. Bergman, p. 157.
18. Bergman, pp. 157–158.
19. Bergman, p. 199.
20. Bergman, p. 200.
21. Bergman, p. 188.
22. Bergman, p. 188.
23. Bergman, p. 207.
24. Bergman, p. 208.
Film and Drama List
The author is given for each work referred to in the preceding chapters; a “D” indicates he or she also directed the work. Adaptations are given due credit; an asterisk indicates either an unfilmed work or no specific film adaptation (as with Shakespeare) is referred to. Grateful acknowledgment is made to Tom McWilliams for preparing this list.
An Affair to Remember, 1957 Leo McCarey D, Mildred Cram, Delmer Daves Donald Ogden Stewart
Analyze That, 2002 Peter Steinfeld, Harold Ramis D, Peter Tolan
Analyze This, 1999 Based on the story by Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan Peter Tolan, Kenneth Lonergan, Harold Ramis
*Antigone Sophocles
*The Bacchae Euripides
A Beautiful Mind, 2000 Based on the novel by Sylvia Nasar Akiva Goldsman
Beckett, 1964 Based on the play by Jean Anouilh Edward Anhalt
Blue, 1993 Krzysztof Kieslowski D, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Born Yesterday, 1950 Based on the play by Garson Kanin Albert Mannheimer
Born Yesterday, 1993 Based on the previous film Douglas McGrath
Breaking the Waves, 1996 Lars von Trier D, Peter Asmussen, David Pirie
Chinatown, 1974 Robert Towne
Chocolat, 2000 Based on the novel by Joanne Harris Robert Nelson Jacobs
City Slickers, 1991 Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Cyrano de Bergerac, 1990 Based on the play by Edmond Rostand Jean-Claude Carrière D, Jean-Paul Rappenau
Dave, 1993 Gary Ross
Die Another Day, 2002 Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Dirty Harry, 1971 Based on the story by Harry Julian Fink and Rita M. Fink Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, Dean Riesner
*Doctor Faustus Christopher Marlowe
Elizabeth, 1998 Michael Hirst Fanny and Alexander, 1983 Ingmar Bergman D
La Femme Nikita, 1991 Luc Besson D
Friday the 13th, 1980 Victor Miller
Gladiator, 2000 Based on the story by David Franzoni David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson
The Godfather 1, 2; 1972, 1974 Based on the novel by Mario Puzo Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola D
*Gorbudoc Thomas Morton, Thomas Sackville
*Hamlet William Shakespeare
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002 Based on the book by J. K. Rowling Steven Kloves
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 2001 Based on the book by J. K. Rowling Steven Kloves
*Heartbreak House George Bernard Shaw
*Henry V William Shakespeare
High Noon, 1952 Carl Foreman
*Hippolytus Euripides
The Importance of Being Earnest, 2002 Based on the play by Oscar Wilde Oliver Parker D
*King Lear William Shakespeare
Kramer vs. Kramer, 1979 Based on the novel by Avery Corman Robert Benton D
L.A. Confidential, 1997 Based on the novel by James Ellroy Curtis Hanson D, Brian Helgeland
Lantana, 2001 Based on the play by Andrew Bovel Andrew Bovel
Lethal Weapon 1, 1987 Shane Black, Jeffrey Boam
Lethal Weapon 2, 3; 1989, 1992 Jeffrey Boam
*The Libation Bearers Aeschylus
Life Is Beautiful, 1997 Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni D
Like Water for Chocolate, 1992 Based on the novel by Laura Esquivel Laura Esquivel
*Macbeth William Shakespeare
Married to the Mob, 1988 Barry Strugatz, Mark R. Burns
The Matrix, 1999 Andy Wachowski D, Larry Wachowski D
*Medea Euripides
Memento, 2000 Based on the story by Jonathon Nolan Christopher Nolan D
Mighty Aphrodite, 1995 Woody Allen D
Much Ado about Nothing, 1993 Based on the play by William Shakespeare Kenneth Branagh D
The Name of the Rose, 1986 Based on the novel by Umberto Eco Andrew Birkin, Gérard Brach, Howard Franklin, Alain Godard
No Way Out, 1987 Based on the novel The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing Robert Garland
*Oedipus at Colonus Sophocles
*Oedipus Rex Sophocles
On the Waterfront, 1954 Budd Schulberg
*Othello Shakespeare
Pale Rider, 1985 Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack
The Pianist, 2002 Based on the novel by Wladyslaw Szpilman Ronald Harwood
Prizzi’s Honor, 1985 Based on the novel by Richard Condon Richard Condon, Janet Roach
The Professional, 1994 Luc Besson D
Proof of Life, 2000 Based on the novel The Long March to Freedom by Thomas Hargrove Tony Gilroy
Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981 Based on the story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman Lawrence Kasdan
Ran, 1985 Based on King Lear by William Shakespeare Akira Kurosawa D
Rashômon, 1954 Akira Kurosawa D
Rear Window, 1954 John Michael Hayes
The Return of the Jedi, 1983 George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan
*Richard III William Shakespeare
A River Runs through It, 1992 Based on the novella by Norman Macean Richard Friedenberg
Road to Perdition, 2002 Based on the graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner David Self
*Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare
Roxanne, 1987 Based on Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmund Rostand Steve Martin
*Saint Joan George Bernard Shaw
Scarface, 1983 Oliver Stone
Schindler’s List, 1993 Based on the novel by Thomas Keneally Steven Zaillian
Shadowlands, 1993 Based on the play by William Nicholson William Nicholson
Shane, 1953 Based on the novel by Jack Schaefer A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
Sleepless in Seattle, 1993 Jeffrey Arch, Larry Atlas, David S. Ward, Nora Ephron D
Smiles of a Summer Night, 1955 Ingmar Bergman D
Star Wars, 1977 George Lucas D
A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951 Based on the play by Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams
Suddenly Last Summer, 1959 Based on the play by Tennessee Williams Gore Vidal
*Tamburlaine Christopher Marlowe
*The Tempest William Shakespeare
*Titus Andronicus William Shakespeare
Tootsie, 1982 Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal, Don McGuire
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1988 Based on the novel by Milan Kundera Jean-Claude Carrière, Philip Kaufman D
Unforgiven, 1992 David Peoples
The Usual Suspects, 1995 Christopher McQuarrie
Wild Strawberries, 1957 Ingmar Bergman D
Witness, 1985 Earl W. Wallace, William Kelley
The Year of Living Dangerously, 1982 Based on the novel by C. J. Koch Peter Weir D, David Williamson
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