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- Branagh's Hamlet lacks the narcissistic intensity of Laurence Olivier's (in the 1948 Academy Award winner), but the film as a whole is better, placing Hamlet in the larger context of royal politics, and making him less a subject for pity. The story provides a melodramatic stage for inner agonies.
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Jan 24, 1997 · Branagh's Hamlet lacks the narcissistic intensity of Laurence Olivier's (in the 1948 Academy Award winner), but the film as a whole is better, placing Hamlet in the larger context of royal politics, and making him less a subject for pity.The story provides a melodramatic stage for inner agonies.
Our review: Parents say ( 7 ): Kids say ( 3 ): There are a number of reasons to recommend this rousing adaptation of Hamlet. The cast is superb, and as both director and actor, Kenneth Branagh shines. The actors don't simply recite lines; they discover the meaning of Shakespeare's words as they speak them.
- Derek Jacobi, Kate Winslet, Kenneth Branagh
- Kenneth Branagh
- Castle Rock Entertainment
Some critics, notably Stanley Kauffmann, declared the film to be the finest motion picture version of Hamlet. Online film critic James Berardinelli gave the film a four-star review and declared that the Branagh Hamlet is the finest Shakespeare adaptation, rating it as the best film of 1996, the fourth best film of the 1990s, and one of his top ...
- $18 million
- Patrick Doyle
- 25 December 1996
- David Barron
95% Tomatometer 57 Reviews 89% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings In the only unabridged film version of the classic play, here updated to the 19th century, Prince Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh) is ...
- (57)
- Kenneth Branagh
- PG-13
- Kenneth Branagh
Dec 25, 1996 · Hamlet: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Rizz Abbasi, Richard Attenborough, David Blair, Brian Blessed. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
- (39K)
- Drama
- Kenneth Branagh
- 1996-12-25
274 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 10/10. Not to be missed. DennisLittrell 26 February 2003. Part of the genius of Branagh's interpretation of Hamlet is in the use of the techniques of the cinema to enhance the production.
Apr 10, 2024 · Still, this movie has a really fantastic cast – all of them brilliant and/or super famous – and the characters are all done well. The acting may be a little over the top, but I don’t think that hurts the film. Actually, one of the major criticisms I’ve seen of this movie is that it’s too theatrical. I’m not sure I believe in such a ...
