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Best Shakespeare films: a Russian Lear, an Indian Othello … and a Danish Hamlet by Andrew Dickson

Film-makers around the world have re-imagined the Bard's plays with staggering results. Here are five of the bestThe release of Justin Kurzel's Macbeth, starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, has sent critics into a frenzy. Peter Bradshaw praised the movie's "operatic verve"; Variety called it "fearsomely visceral". Awarding the film five stars, the Telegraph asked: "Is this as good as Shakespeare on film …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:21AM on October 20, 2015

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