Moods of Love (1972)

A film shot on location in and around Stratford-upon-Avon; concerns ten Shakespearian sonnets, spoken off-screen, which have a single dramatic theme: a bond between an aging poet, his mistress and a young man. Eric Porter reads the sonnets. Shakespeare's words provide the verbal counterpart to the emotions silently portrayed in a superbly-acted drama. Ten love sonnets explore the relationship between a man, a women he loves, and his young friend. Spoken and played by members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Winner of the Silver Hugo Award at the 1972 Chicago Film Festival.