{"id":32672,"date":"2016-04-04T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=32672"},"modified":"2016-03-30T13:45:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T18:45:32","slug":"oxford-film-festival-puts-on-free-shakespeare-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oxford-film-festival-puts-on-free-shakespeare-screenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Film Festival puts on Free Shakespeare Screenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To kick off the year-round monthly film series, <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Oxford Film Festival<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is hosting the 400<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> anniversary celebration of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>William Shakespeare<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> by presenting three free movies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Galliard BT,serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This free film series will commemorate the 400<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> anniversary of William Shakespeare\u2019s death. There will be three separate screenings over three days at <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Shelter on Van Buren<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, at 1112 Van Buren Ave.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Galliard BT,serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Shakespeare screening will kick off on April 11<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> at 7:30pm with the 1963 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>As You Like It<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> staring <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Vanessa Redgrave<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> and<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b> Ian Richardson<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. The film is about the overthrowing of Duke Senior and his daughters quest to find him after he was banished.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Galliard BT,serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The April 12<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> film is the 1971 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> staring <strong>Lynn Redgrave<\/strong>, <strong>Edward Fox<\/strong>, <strong>Robert Stephens<\/strong>, and <strong>Michael Gambon<\/strong>. The comedy portrays events surrounding the marriage of mythical Gods. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>The New York Times<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> says, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The allure and cleverness of that film, not to mention its far more Shakespearean spirit, make it a hard act for a hodgepodge to follow.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Galliard BT,serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The final showing of the series will be the 2012 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Shakespeare and Us<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> by <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Simon Schama<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Shakespeare and Us <\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">is a fun exploration of Shakespeare and what his role was in shaping British culture.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Galliard BT,serif;\">While the film series is free, donations are appreciated. 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