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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
Kenneth Branagh's sprawling, finely textured adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece lives up to its source material, using strong performances and a sharp cinematic focus to create a powerfully...
- (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.
Dec 6, 1996 · Reviews. Dec 5, 1996 11:00pm PT. Hamlet. Continuing his successful run of Shakespearean screen adaptations, Kenneth Branagh has mounted a full-bodied, clear-headed, resplendently staged rendition...
