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IMDB rating: 7.20 Plot: Baptista (Michael Hordern), a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter, Bianca (Natasha Pyne), will remain unwed until her older sister, Katharina (Elizabeth Taylor), a hellish shrew, has wed. Lucentio (Michael York), a student and the son of a wealthy Pisan merchant, has fallen in love with Bianca. He poses as a tutor of music and poetry to gain entrance to the Baptista household and to be near Bianca. Meanwhile, Petruchio (Richard Burton), a fortune-hunting scoundrel from Verona, arrives in Padua, hoping to capture a wealthy wife. Hortensio (Victor Spinetti), another suitor of Bianca, directs Petruchio’s attention to Katharina. When Hortensio warns him about Katharina’s scolding tongue and fiery temper, Petruchio is challenged and resolves to capture her love. Hortensio and another suitor of Bianca, Gremio (Cyril Cusack), agree to cover Petruchio’s costs as he pursues Katharina. |
Actors: Burton Richard,Cyril Cusack,Hordern Michael,Lynch Alfred,Webb Alan,Cobelli Giancarlo,Dobtcheff Vernon,Parry Ken,Gardner Anthony,York Michael,Spinetti Victor,Holder Roy,Dignam Mark,Comedy,Drama,Romance,
Taming of the Shrew – movie vs. book?
What are the differences between the movie and book? I’ve read/seen them both but I’m stuck on this. Please help me out guys (and girls) 
I don’t know which movie you’re talking about- is it the Elisabeth Taylor one?
I guess the main difference is in performance vs. imagined action. The film is going to be more visual (obviously) and as such there’s a lot more scope for visual "speaking". In the version of the film I mentioned the wooing scene ("Will you, nil you, I will marry you" or whatever it is) is incredibly intimate- with an extended chase scene! It changes the way you see the text when the words are twisted around the tongue of a horny man. 
Also, the use of music is probably worth a mention. Do you think it added to the text?
Then there’s costume and scenery. In the play the wedding garb (!) is only described- in the film you see it in all its glory.
Sivvus | Feb 01, 2010
Tags: 1967, Burton Richard, Cobelli Giancarlo, Comedy, Cyril Cusack, Dignam Mark, Dobtcheff Vernon, Drama, Gardner Anthony, Holder Roy, Hordern Michael, Lynch Alfred, Parry Ken, Romance, Spinetti Victor, Webb Alan, York Michael