Shakespeare’s Sonnets

2009 2h 23m DE

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★8.0TMDB · 1

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US stage director Robert Wilson has teamed up with pop star Rufus Wainwright to bring Shakespeare’s sonnets to the stage in Berlin. Debuting on Easter Sunday, this highly stylized cross-dressing version of the archetypal love poems went down a storm with the audience.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

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Director: Robert Wilson
Writers: William Shakespeare, Robert Wilson, Jutta Ferbers
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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Released 17 years ago.

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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IMDB entry: tt1502909 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Robert Wilson directs. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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1Released 17 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3IMDB entry: tt1502909 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
4Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.