Monday 16 July 2018

The slapstick of the shrew


The Taming of the Shrew (1908)

Directed by D. W. Griffith this film based on the play of the same name stars Florence Lawrence, Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson and Harry Solter. A man seeks to marry a woman with a reputation for a bad attitude.

More slapstick than Shakespeare this is not the easiest adaptation to follow and it's on the short side. The title cards are not overly illuminating either so basically all you have here are a couple of scenes of slapstick. In the end this is not one of the early films I would recommend.

2/5

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