A critique of scenery in Branagh's movie version of Much Ado About Nothing.
Date Submitted: 05/08/2002 00:41:53
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (734 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 3 pages (734 words)
A Greek To Do
<Tab/>In Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, scenery, costume, casting and music come together to create a film with a distinct aura of Greek myth.
<Tab/>Much Ado About Nothing is set in Tuscany, Italy. The set is designed to be both isolated and above everything else. The rolling hills provide a gorgeous backdrop for the play with …
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…written the song "Orpheus With His Lute," which may have been a hint to Branagh, or whoever was in charge of music that the lute might be a good choice for instrument. The singing is good but not terrific, and therefore credible.
<Tab/>The set, casting, music and costuming all greatly attributed to the Much Ado About Nothing viewing experience, an experience containing echoes of Greek mythology in almost every aspect.
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