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The Taming of the Shrew (1967)

Director(s) Franco Zeffirelli
Producer(s) Elizabeth Taylor (uncredited), Richard Burton (uncredited), Franco Zeffirelli (uncredited)
Top Genres Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance
Top Topics Period Piece, Romance (Comic)
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The Taming of the Shrew Overview:

The Taming of the Shrew (1967) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and produced by Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Franco Zeffirelli.

Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Renzo Mongiardino, John DeCuir, Elven Webb, Giuseppe Mariani; Set Decoration: DariNominated
Best Costume DesignIrene Sharaff, Danilo DonatiNominated
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The Taming of the Shrew BlogHub Articles:

The Taming of the Shrew (1908) A Silent Film Review

By Fritzi Kramer on Sep 14, 2014 From Movies Silently

By Fritzi Kramer on September 14, 2014 in Blog, Feature, Silent Movie Review Four months into his career as a director, D.W. Griffith took on William Shakespeare. In one reel. Yes, that is about ten minutes. The short stars the legendary Florence Lawrence as the titular hellion and Arthur V. Johnson... Read full article

Hamlet Isn’t Dead: The Taming Of The Shrew – A Personal Kickstarter Appeal

By Michael on Nov 14, 2013 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

Ok, you guys know that I usually try to keep the personal side of my life out of the blogging side, except for where it relates to movies and TV shows, but I hope you’ll forgive me taking just a moment here to promote something near and dear to my heart. Earlier this year, my son David and som... Read full article

Hamlet Isn’t Dead: The Taming Of The Shrew – A Personal Kickstarter Appeal

By Michael on Nov 14, 2013 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

Ok, you guys know that I usually try to keep the personal side of my life out of the blogging side, except for where it relates to movies and TV shows, but I hope you’ll forgive me taking just a moment here to promote something near and dear to my heart. Earlier this year, my son David and som... Read full article

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The Taming of the Shrew Quotes:

Katherina: Asses are made to bear, and so are you!
Petruchio: Women are made to bear, and so are you!
Petruchio: I've come to wive and wealthily in Padua. If wealthily, then happily, in Padua.
Katherina: I knew you at the first. You were a moveable!
Petruchio: Why, what's a moveable?
Katherina: A stool like this!
[she kicks out the stool he was sitting on, and he falls on the floor]
Petruchio: Then sit on me!
[he pulls her down on his lap]
Petruchio: Our asses are made to bear and so are you!
Katherina: [she punches him] Women are made to bear and so are you!
Petruchio: Not such a load as yours if me you mean!
The Priest: [for the umpteenth time, rapid-fire] Petruchio, wilt thou take Katarina to be thy wedded wife?
Petruchio: [drunk] Marry, I will!
Petruchio: Why, there's a wench! Come on and kiss me, Kate.
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The Taming of the Shrew Facts
The previous film version of The Taming of the Shrew featured Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks who, like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, were married at the time. Pickford's and Fairbanks's marriage, however, was quickly deteriorating, while Burton's and Taylor's would not end (the first time) for another seven years.
The dress that Elizabeth Taylor wears during Kate's final monologue is inspired by the dress that the model wears in Lorenzo Lotto's painting, "Lucretia". Taylor even wears a similar coverciere (shawl-like partlet), and has a necklace tucked into her bodice, just like Lotto's Lucretia.
Before playing Katherina, Elizabeth Taylor had never performed Shakespeare (unlike Richard Burton, who was an experienced Shakesperian and already played roles such as Hamlet, Iago, Edgar, Hotspur and Romeo on stage), and she was said to be very nervous prior to the beginning of the shot. As she found her way into the role, and became more confident, she asked director Franco Zeffirelli if she could shoot everything from the first day of shooting again, as she didn't think her performance was up to scratch. Zefferilli assured her it was, but she was persistent, and on the last day of principal photography, the entire first day was shot again.
Franco Zeffirelli originally proposed this film as a vehicle for Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton co-produced the film, putting $1 million of their own money into the production and waiving their combined $2 million+ salaries taking a percentage of the film's profits instead.
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