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Videos of British drama shown
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IN this year’s summer vacation, the Shanghai Film Museum will hold the second season of the “National Theatre Live” show. The current round of screenings is the British National Theatre’s production of a new series to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
Eleven films from the National Theatre Live will be screened in a loop through August 29, starting yesterday.
Those contain three classic trilogies: “Hamlet,” “King Lear,” “Othello.” The film “Hamlet,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch, sold 100,000 tickets within only a few minutes.
Three comedy movies featuring A-list stars will be screened, such as “One Man, Two Guvnors” (starring James Corden),” “Man and Superman” (starring Ralph Fiennes) and “As You Like It” (starring Rosalie Craig).
The exhibition also presents new adaptations of the classics “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “Dangerous Liaisons.”
Cumberbatch starred in the dual role of Victor Frankenstein/The Creature in National Theatre’s adaptation of “Frankenstein.” He alternated the roles with Jonny Lee Miller on alternate nights.
Directed by Ivo Van Hove, “A View from the Bridge” was described by The Guardian as “a visual feast to make full of power.”
Organizers of the event hope that the audiences in Shanghai will be interested in good dramas.
Since 2009, National Theatre Live has become the world’s largest theater projection platform. Unlike ordinary videos played on stage, National Theatre is using means of film and recording to reproduce good works for the stage. By rail and close-up sequences, the camera leads the audience’s perspective while it faithfully maintains a unique charm of theatrical performances.
In the film, each audience member will get the best view of the entire theater. They won’t miss any meaningful subtle change on the stage. All the productions will be screened in original English version with Chinese subtitles.
The first cooperation between Shanghai Film Museum and National Theatre Live began in 2015 when six films were screened for a total of 18 times. Theatrical performances received a strong response from the audiences in Shanghai.
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