Reviews

Good satire keeps you focused on the film ... cf. Dr. Strangelove which is as strongly critical of America as any of Klein's films, but it's a classic in the US. Everyone has seen it. Klein's films are intended to be harshly critical of the US as well, but they are so amateurish in their execution and pedantic in their dialog that I actually fell asleep during two of his films. Robert Mitchum was once described as having 'a crushing touch in an eggshell comedy'. This is no such comedy, but Klein does have the 'crushing touch' down to a fine science. This skill extends to Who Are You Polly Maggoo? which is part of the set issued by Criterion in the Eclipse series.

My previous enthusiasm for this production has been rewarded and the Broadway Theater Archive has released this on VHS. > If you've seen the Miller/Cleese production (wonderfully reviewed in the imdb) this production will restore your faith in Shakespeare. Well worth the expense to view and savor.

This was a terrific, fun performance of Taming of the Shrew that ran on Great Performances on PBS. It's still owned by WNET in New York, but they won't release it on video so that I can buy it. This was a high energy production in which dance played an important role along with the words. It's an awful shame that WNET won't release it.