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ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew (2005)
Brilliant use of music
I don't know if anyone else noticed it, but for me it was the music which really turned this adaptation into something special. Well done to Hal Lindes whoever he is for composing the original music, but also to the person who edited it to maximum effect. It made the film so much fun. Of course, the two main actors, Shirley Henderson and Rufus Sewell were excellent too, even though it was difficult to believe that a future PM could behave as badly as she did, or that she could get married and go on honeymoon without the paparazzi swarming all over the place! How nice to see a new single play on TV with no gruesome murders or police in the cast. Bring back Play for Today!
BBC Sunday-Night Play: Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe (1960)
Remembering Sean Connery
I remember seeing this on TV on my own. I must have been about sixteen. I don't remember very much about the plot except that it was about a love triangle I think, and SC suffered from unrequited love. (Hard to believe!) My main memory is of him playing the piano and looking soulful, and I remember thinking what lovely brown eyes! I made a note of the actor's name as he was then unknown. A few years later, of course, everyone knew his name!