Orson Welles adapted a couple of plays of William Shakespeare. "MacBeth" (1948), "Othello" (1951) and (the best of all) "Falstaff" (1965). "Falstaff" is not named after a play but after a character of Shakespeare. This character occurs in plays such as "Henry IV", "Henry V" and "The wives of Windsor".
In "Falstaff" Welles confronts the "warm" world of the inn with the "cold" world of the court. There are more films in which buildings are representing a way of life. I think about "Fanny and Alexander" in which the "warm" house of the Ekdahl family is confronted with the "cold" palace of the bishop.
"Falstaff" is from Welles (second) European period, when financing his projects was a constant worry. Sometimes the shooting had to be postponed because the project had run out of budget. It is noteworthy that even in this period Welles could recruit such famous actors as Jeanne Moreau, John Gielgud and Fernando Rey. Acting in a Welles film apparently paid out more in status then in money.
In "Falstaff" Welles confronts the "warm" world of the inn with the "cold" world of the court. There are more films in which buildings are representing a way of life. I think about "Fanny and Alexander" in which the "warm" house of the Ekdahl family is confronted with the "cold" palace of the bishop.
"Falstaff" is from Welles (second) European period, when financing his projects was a constant worry. Sometimes the shooting had to be postponed because the project had run out of budget. It is noteworthy that even in this period Welles could recruit such famous actors as Jeanne Moreau, John Gielgud and Fernando Rey. Acting in a Welles film apparently paid out more in status then in money.