In Reply to: Elizabeth I posted by Duilawyer on February 26, 2007 at 21:09:42:
so modern screenwriters have a ton of material to draw from and paraphrase from Elizabethan EnglishThe most painstakingly historically accurate recreation of the Elizabeth 1 story still remains the Glenda Jackson TV series from the 1970's
If you want to watch a film in *Elizabethan English* then there's the Tempest ( Shakespeares final play ) as adapted by Peter Greenaway as "Prosperos Books", but be warned; it's very heavy fare
Grins
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- Re: Elizabeth I, its the time of Shakespeare - grinagog 22:13:44 02/26/07 (9)
- isit possible, or even likely, these are the real words used at the time? - Duilawyer 07:31:52 02/27/07 (8)
- Some modern paraphrasing perhaps - DWPC 16:51:25 02/27/07 (0)
- No; only a filmmaker like Greenaway would be brave enough - grinagog 14:55:13 02/27/07 (6)
- And he probably knows everyone who watched the film to the end by first name - Victor Khomenko 15:29:48 02/27/07 (5)
- Re: I think that was only ever you, me and Peter Greenaway, Victor - grinagog 16:11:20 02/27/07 (4)
- LOL! BTW, what's up with him these days? - Victor Khomenko 16:29:44 02/27/07 (3)
- Re: So Greenaway combined Fellinis 8 1/2 + City of Women? - grinagog 18:32:00 02/27/07 (2)
- Added to the queue... my wife hates him, so I guess a few nights on a couch are in order - Victor Khomenko 20:03:46 02/27/07 (1)
- Greenaway has the heart and soul of an Artist - grinagog 02:03:25 02/28/07 (0)