Underplayed Gems

La Mégère apprivoisée (1964)

La Mégère apprivoisée poster
Directed by
Pierre Badel
Genre
comedy
Country
France
Runtime
2h
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A 1964 French TV adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. It takes great liberties with the original, simplifying the plot and giving it a new ending where the main female character does not submit but instead shares household tasks with her husband.

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What happens

La Mégère apprivoisée est un téléfilm français réalisé par Pierre Badel pour la RTF en 1964. Diffusé sur la RTF le soir de Noël 1964, ce téléfilm se caractérise par l'extrême liberté prise par rapport à l’œuvre de Shakespeare. Le réalisateur a notamment simplifié la pièce et opté pour une fin originale dans laquelle Catharina ne se soumet pas mais partage les tâches avec son mari. Les interprétations de Rosy Varte et de Bernard Noël participent à la fraîcheur et à la vitalité de l’adaptation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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