If you loved Der Champ, try Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung
Eine Brücke zwischen einem Film, den du schon gesehen hast, und einem, den kaum jemand kennt. Das teilen sie, und was der zweite macht, was der erste nicht macht.
Was sie teilen
Both films are directed by Franco Zeffirelli. If that's the register that drew you to Der Champ, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung is
Shakespeare's battle of the sexes gets a lavish period makeover with all the subtlety of a duel in embroidered doublets. Petruchio rides into Padua aiming to marry rich, and settles on the famously unwinnable Katherina, while her sister Bianca attracts suitors who’d rather do anything than face a scornful woman. The film believes fierce women need breaking, which it serves with a wink and a Renaissance wardrobe.

