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Hamlet
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Overview

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Director:
Franco Zeffirelli
Writers (WGA):
William Shakespeare (play)
Christopher De Vore (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 January 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale of vengeance and tragedy.
Plot:
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
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(4 articles)
James McAvoy and Emily Blunt Lend Voices to 'Gnomeo and Juliet'
 (From Get The Big Picture. 19 August 2008, 11:53 PM, PDT)

Actor Paul Scofield Dies at 86
 (From IMDb News. 20 March 2008)

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Runtime:
130 min
Country:
USA | UK | France
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
Canal+ more

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This was the first Shakespearean role that Glenn Close had ever attempted on either stage or screen. more
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Continuity: During Ophelia's lament, she reaches out with one arm to anyone who will help. In the next shot, the opposite arm is outstretched. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Claudius: Hamlet! Think of us as of a father. For let the world take note: you are the most immediate to our throne. And with no less nobility of love than that which dearest father bears his son do I impart toward you.
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Referenced in Clueless (1995) more

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Hamlet, 28 August 2005
Author: Jim Colyer from Nashville, Tennessee

Mel Gibson explained how Hamlet was shot out of sequence. He lamented the film cut the 4 hour play in half and how it is more suited to the stage. He confessed it only "seemed" like he played Hamlet. But it was his portrayal of the confused Dane which made me respect him as an actor. I cared nothing for Mad Max or his previous work. Hamlet is a beautiful film. The grays and browns of the middle ages contrast nicely with the colorful Glenn Close as Gertrude. Hamlet was directed by Franco Zefferelli who did Romeo and Juliet 22 years earlier. I found this remarkable. We are told the themes of Hamlet are revenge, madness and procrastination. Its overwhelming concern is death in all its forms: murder, suicide and natural causes. "To be or not to be." In the graveyard, Hamlet contemplates the skull of a court jester he knew as a child. Shakespeare's greatest play asks life's biggest questions. Why must we die? What is the point of life if we must die? Is there life after death? Heaven? Hell? Biblical thinking pervades the play. There was little science in either mideval Denmark or Elizabethan England. Mel Gibson brought an energy to his role not seen before. His facial expressions show his mental state. Helena Bonham Carter renders a distracted Ophelia.

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