As You Like It DVD 1992 Ahogy Tetszik / Directed by Christine Edzard / Starring: Emma Croft, James Fox, Cyril Cusack, Celia Bannerman / Based on Shakespeare's play

UPC 5999554700663 / 5998168600512

MADE IN THE EU

REGION 2 PAL DVD

AUDIO: ENGLISH 2.0, HUNGARIAN 2.0

SUBTITLES: Hungarian

TOTAL RUNTIME: 113 MINUTES

English Summary:

As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility.

As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. In the forest, they encounter a variety of memorable characters, notably the melancholy traveller Jaques who speaks many of Shakespeare's most famous speeches (such as "All the world's a stage", "too much of a good thing" and "A fool! A fool! I met a fool in the forest"). Jaques provides a sharp contrast to the other characters in the play, always observing and disputing the hardships of life in the country.

Historically, critical response has varied, with some critics finding the play a work of great merit and some finding it to be of lesser quality than other Shakespearean works. The play remains a favourite among audiences and has been adapted for radio, film, and musical theatre. The piece has been a favourite of famous actors on stage and screen, notably Vanessa Redgrave, Juliet Stevenson, Maggie Smith, Rebecca Hall, Helen Mirren, and Patti LuPone in the role of Rosalind and Alan Rickman, Stephen Spinella, Kevin Kline, Stephen Dillane, and Ellen Burstyn in the role of Jaques.

Film

As You Like It was Laurence Olivier's first Shakespeare film. Olivier, however, served only in an acting capacity (performing the role of Orlando), rather than producing or directing the film. Made in England and released in 1936, As You Like It also starred director Paul Czinner's wife Elisabeth Bergner, who played Rosalind with a thick German accent. Although it is much less "Hollywoody" than the versions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet made at about the same time, and although its cast was made up entirely of Shakespearean actors, it was not considered a success by either Olivier or the critics.

Helen Mirren starred as Rosalind in the 1978 BBC videotaped version of As You Like It, directed by Basil Coleman.

In 1992, Christine Edzard made another film adaptation of the play. It features James Fox, Cyril Cusack, Andrew Tiernan, Griff Rhys Jones, and Ewen Bremner. The action is transposed to a modern and bleak urban world.

A film version of As You Like It, set in 19th-century Japan, was released in 2006, directed by Kenneth Branagh. It stars Bryce Dallas Howard, David Oyelowo, Romola Garai, Alfred Molina, Kevin Kline, and Brian Blessed. Although it was actually made for cinemas, it was released to theatres only in Europe, and had its U.S. premiere on HBO in 2007. Although it was not a made-for-television film, Kevin Kline won a Screen Actors Guild award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries for his performance as Jaques.

Hungarian Summary:

Shakespeare híres vígjátékának ezen adaptációját a műértők különösen élvezni fogják, mert a főbb szerepeket az 1990-es évek brit színpadi előadóművészeinek színeüjava alakítja. Közéjük tartozik Emma Croft, James Fox, Cyril Cusack, Celia Bannerman. Az eredeti műhöz híven ezt a feldolgozást is személycserék, s a szerelem esetlen megvallása teszi igazán nevettetővé.

Cast / Szereplők:

James Fox     
Cyril Cusack     
Andrew Tiernan     
Cate Fowler     
Robin Meredith     
John Tams     
Bernard Padden     
Tony Armatrading     
Celia Bannerman     
Emma Croft     
Griff Rhys Jones     
Roger Hammond     
Don Henderson     
Miriam Margolyes     
Ewen Bremner     
Valerie Gogan     
Murray Melvin     
Jonathan Cecil     
Michael Mears    

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