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Tennant's Hamlet is far better. While I liked the set and costuming in Branagh's production, Tennant's Hamlet felt more true to the text. David also gave a very relatable humanness to the role that Branagh doesn't. Plus, Branagh's chandelier-swinging fiasco of an ending was an embarrassment. 17.
Jan 24, 1997 · Hamlet (1996) There is early in Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet'' a wedding celebration, the Danish court rejoicing at the union of Claudius and Gertrude. The camera watches, and then pans to the right, to reveal the solitary figure of Hamlet, clad in black. It always creates a little shock in the movies when the foreground is unexpectedly occupied.
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Hamlet is a 1996 British epic historical drama film and an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Prince Hamlet. The film also features Derek Jacobi as King Claudius , Julie Christie as Queen Gertrude , Kate Winslet as Ophelia , Michael Maloney as Laertes , Richard Briers as ...
- $18 million
- Patrick Doyle
- 25 December 1996
- David Barron
That is the question. Hamlet, perhaps William Shakespeare´s most important play, has been adapted for the screen on various occasions, but perhaps the two most important ones are Franco Zeffirelli´s 1990 version, starring Mel Gibson, and Keneth Branagh´s 1996 version, starred by himself. Ever since this last version, the critics have ...
The Polonius of Branagh's Hamlet, whether valid or not in the context of the play, is "interesting" and enjoyable to watch. Last, I would mention the updating of the setting to the nineteenth century.
Sep 12, 2022 · Kenneth Branaugh as Hamlet. Even though this was a four-hour Shakespeare movie of a play I had not yet read, at 16 I was hooked by Branaugh’s performance. Like Olivier before him, Branaugh knows Shakespeare’s reputation as being boring and out-of-touch, so his film is full of violence, sex, and manic energy.
