[lbo-talk] Re: Birgit Nilsson, RIP

BklynMagus magcomm at ix.netcom.com
Fri Jan 13 11:23:03 PST 2006


Dear List:

jks writes:


>Well, in Throne of Blood Kurosawa did MacBeth with
Shakespeare's words, and it's the best MacBeth ever filmed by a long mile.

Polanski's MACBETH is up there as well. More of a tie.


> He also did King Lear (Ran), probably the best Lear
filmed.

Again, there is a tie: Grigori Kozintsev's KOROL LIR with a score by Shostakovich is amazing (as is their Hamlet (GAMLET).

Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister



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