The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967 · 117 min · EN · 7.0 (151 votes)
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli · Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Natasha Pyne, Michael York, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern · Music Nino Rota

The motion picture they were made for!

ComedyRomance

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.

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A boisterous and colorful romp through societal expectations. Expect witty banter, slapstick humor, and a whirlwind of courtship set against a lavish Renaissance backdrop. It's a theatrical spectacle that playfully explores the battle of the sexes.

bawdyraucouscomedicenergeticsteadyperiod pieceShakespearean adaptationvibrant colorstheatricalmarriagegender rolessocial hierarchylove and conflict
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based on play or musicalsuitor16th centuryfather daughter relationshipsister sister relationshippaduaitaly
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