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Commemorates centenary of Akira Kurosawa’s birth in 1910, “staunch defender of European individualism, man of bridges between cultures.” Focuses on Kurosawa’s humanistic vision and question of ethics represented in films, including cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, such as Ran (q.v.). Italian summary, online. 

Offers new pedagogical approach to Ernst Lubitsch's film To Be or Not to Be (1942), with detailed guidelines for instruction. Considers its literary references that include title, characters (Shylock, Romeo, Julius Caesar), and passages from Shakespeare’s plays. Spanish summary, online.

Explores relationship between film and history with emphasis on question of  “film vision of history.” Argues that “aesthetic work has more durability than historical work.” Focuses on Shakespreare’s plays that dramatize historical facts and problems.

Discusses film Shakespeare in Love as useful introduction to Shakespeare for university students. Notes how film represents early modern London theatre scene and his Shakespeare’s contemporaries and argues that embedding Shakespeare his historical context usefully challenges idea of Shakespeare as solitary genius. Portuguese and English summaries, 1.

Discusses influence of Wiliam Shakespeare on Japanese cinema, focusing on films of director Akira Kurosawa, including Ran (q.v.). Spanish summary, online.

Discusses Kafka’s “loyalty to the limits” pertaining to canonization of Shakespeare.

Offers postmodern analysis of Baz Luhrmann’s film William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, focusing on interaction between text and screen, “the historical depletion of Shakespeare’s book,” and film’s negotiation of contemporary culture’s emphasis on screens. English summary, online.

Surveys historial responses to and contemporary performances of Ophelia; considers concept of "suicide ideation" to offer new perspective on Ophelia's action and motivation. English summary, online.

Suggests that Fair Youth in Shakespeare’s Sonnets is Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet. Considers evidence for possible dates of Sonnets’ composition, concluding that writing began immediately after Hamnet’s death in 1596 ending in 1599. Considers how Sonnets’ preoccupations with youthful beauty and ravages of time and death resonate with Hamnet’s early demise. English summary, 85.

1. Compares historical Richard III with Shakespeare’s depiction of Richard III. Discusses significance of Josephine Tey’s murder mystery The Daughter of Time based on sympathetic portrayal of Richard III. English summary, 40.