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Ophelia is a 2018 historical romantic drama film directed by Claire McCarthy and written by Semi Chellas about the character of the same name from William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet. Based on the novel by Lisa Klein, the film follows the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective.
Jun 28, 2019 · Ophelia: Directed by Claire McCarthy. With Daisy Ridley, Mia Quiney, Calum O'Rourke, Nathaniel Parker. A reimagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia's perspective.
Ophelia ( / oʊˈfiːliə /) is a character in William Shakespeare 's drama Hamlet (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in a state of madness that ultimately leads to her drowning.
Jun 28, 2019 · “Ophelia” is filled with clever wordplay matched by an equally clever perspective flip of one of the central texts of Western literature. As a young girl Ophelia is first mistaken for a boy because her widowed father Polonius (Dominic Mafham) is not able to give her the care she needs.
As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gerturde as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the...
- Drama, Romance
Jul 2, 2019 · Ophelia, a new take on Hamlet, is set in the 14th century; it premiered at Sundance in January 2018. Yet this Shakespeare-inspired film also has a chilling resonance with the past few...
Jun 28, 2019 · Ophelia is a character ripe for reinterpretation and retelling. If Lady Macbeth is the prototypical ‘un-feminine’ heroine then Ophelia is her opposite; a character so steeped in conventions and assumptions surrounding women that her fall is caused by them.
Ophelia is a 2018 historical romantic drama film directed by Claire McCarthy and written by Semi Chellas about the character of the same name from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Based on the novel by Lisa Klein, the film follows the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective.
Jan 23, 2018 · ‘Ophelia’: Film Review | Sundance 2018. Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts star in 'Ophelia,' a reshaping of 'Hamlet' in which the prince’s lady love takes center stage.
Jun 26, 2019 · Played by Daisy Ridley as a young adult, Ophelia is mocked by her peers for not being of noble birth, but her ability to read makes her a close confidant to the queen.
