A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) **

Directed by Michael Hoffman. Calista Flockhart, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kevin Kline, David Strathairn, Sophie Marceau, Stanley Tucci and Sam Rockwell star in this sexy adaptation of Shakespeare's famous comedy.

Shakespeare In Love (1998) ****

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Romeo And Juliet (1996) ****

Hamlet (1996) ***

The best screen adaptation of "Hamlet", superior even to Laurence Olivier's 1948 version. Director Kenneth Branagh gives an excellent performance in the title role. Derek Jacobi as Claudius, Kate Winslet as Ophelia, Julie Christie as Gertrude, Charlton Heston as the Player King and Billy Crystal as a gravedigger, are also superb. Weak performances (Jack Lemmon as Marcellus and Robin Williams as Osric) are mercifully brief. It's an unedited, full-text version which reveals all aspects and all nuances of William Shakespeare's greatest play.

Twelfth Night (1996) **

An adaptation of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies.

A Midwinter's Tale (1995) ***

Some desperate actors are preparing a theatrical performance of "Hamlet" in an old country church. Released as "In The Bleak Midwinter" in United Kingdom.

Richard III (1995) **

An adaptation of Shakespeare's play set in 1930's Enland.

Much Ado About Nothing (1993) *****

Prospero's Books (1991) ***

Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) ***

A deconstruction of "Hamlet". Witty and clever. Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

Henry V (1989) **

An adaptation of the Shakespeare's play about English invasion of France and the battle of Agincourt (1415). Not bad, but inferior to Laurence Olivier's 1945 version.

Ran (1985) ****

Magnificent epic film by Akira Kurosawa, an adaptation of "King Lear" set in Japan.

Romeo And Juliet (1968) ***

The Taming Of The Shrew (1967) ***

The definitive screen version of Shakespeare's most politically-incorrect comedy. With Elizabeth Taylor as the shrew and Richard Burton as her tamer.

The Bad Sleep Well (1960) ***

Akira Kurosawa freely adapted Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and set it among Japanese businessmen and gangsters.

Throne Of Blood (1957) ****

Akira Kurosawa's take on "Macbeth".

Forbidden Planet (1956) ***

A science fiction film inspired by Shakespeare's "The Tempest".

Julius Caesar (1953) **

A conventional adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play about the death of the first Roman emperor.

Othello (1952) ***

Excellent adaptation of one of the greatest Shakespearian tragedies. Directed by Orson Welles.

Macbeth (1948) ***

Visually interesting adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy.