Shakespeare Behind Bars
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- Summary: Shakespeare Behind Bars is an unexpectedly delightful documentary that follows the casting, rehearsal, and presentation of Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, by convicted felons inside Kentucky's Luther Luckett Correctional Complex. (International Film Circuit)
- Director: Hank Rogerson
- Genre(s): Documentary
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100Shakespeare himself couldn't have written better or more complex characters, and far from strange, by the end of this extraordinary film you couldn't imagine Shakespeare performed anywhere else.
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75This affecting documentary focuses on their 2004 production, a play whose themes of forgiveness and redemption certainly ought to have some resonance for the inmates.
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75The mere fact that Shakespeare can teach hardened criminals to search their souls gives hope that forgiveness and redemption are possible.
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60There's no denying the pic's overall impact as a compelling study of art as a source of transcendence. And it will come as no surprise if this well-crafted doc eventually serves as source material for a dramatic feature.
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[Anonymous]8The mere fact that Shakespeare can teach hardened criminals to search their souls gives hope that forgiveness and redemption are possible.
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JimG.6Interesting documentary demonstrating both the power and limits of creative expression.
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