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The Taming of the Shrew
UNITED STATES · 1908

The Taming of the Shrew

D.W. Griffith
romantic comedy courtship behavioral transformation gender dynamics shakespeare adaptation
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Synopsis

Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior.

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