Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Timon of Athens (1981, Jonathan Miller)
| Title | Timon of Athens |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Release Locations | GB |
| Director | Jonathan Miller |
| Medium | Color video |
| Length | 2 hrs, 10 mins |
| Languages | English |
| Audience | college and university general public |
| Play Connections | Timon of Athens (interpretation) |
| Series | The Shakespeare Plays |
Description
The average person must have had not more than one chance in a lifetime to see even an amateur performance of rarely performed Timon before this splendid recording on magnetic tape. Watching Timon gyrate from foolish trust and generosity ("Nev'r speak or think/ That Timon's fortunes 'mong his friends can sink" [2.2.230]) to paranoid misanthropy ("I am sick of this false world, and will love nought" [4.3.375]), is exemplary for those who, having given too much, feel the sting of the world's ingratitude. There is much ancient wisdom here about the perils of going from excess to defect that can profitably be re-examined even today (KSR)
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
Production Team and Crew Overview
Company Overview
| Playgroup | Finchley Children's Music Group |
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Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell