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- Overall, Ophelia is a first-rate historical romance with a unique twist on a familiar story. The changes work surprisingly well. And while this is an imperfect film, it’s perfectly entertaining. So, if you enjoy fairy tale retellings or movies with female empowerment, then this is the movie to watch.
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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.
Ophelia (Daisy Ridley) is a girl of common birth whose intelligence and moxie charms Denmark's Queen Gertrude (Naomi Watts). As the queen's favored lady-in-waiting, Ophelia keeps the secrets that are held within the walls of Elsinore Castle -- including her own forbidden relationship with Prince Hamlet ( George MacKay ).
- Claire Mccarthy
- Tara Mcnamara
- Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen
Jun 27, 2019 · “Ophelia” seeks to revamp the image of its title heroine (Daisy Ridley) as a tragic, largely passive casualty, one who is as much a victim of Shakespeare’s era as of his peerless imagination.
- Claire Mccarthy
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 28, 2019 · Ophelia registers this with dismay. Not all women, you Danish prat. The female gaze is strong in this one. Tasked to read to Gertrude (Naomi Watts) at bedtime, Ophelia discovers that the...
- Senior Movie Critic
Jan 23, 2018 · Ophelia and Hamlet’s rewritten romance cribs from “Romeo and Juliet.” One of the biggest plot expansions is a secret marriage, which adds context to why the stakes of their affair were so high.
Jun 28, 2019 · Ophelia (Daisy Ridley) takes center stage as Queen Gertrude’s (Naomi Watts) most trusted lady-in-waiting. Beautiful and intelligent, she soon captures the attention of the handsome Prince Hamlet (George MacKay) and a forbidden love blossoms.
