Hamlet
Summary:
William Shakespeare's classic tale is brought to the screen for the third time in ten years in this modernized interpretation. Writer/director Michael Almereyda updates the story to the present day, where Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) is a struggling filmmaker whose personal and familial trials are set against the machinations of a huge production firm called the Denmark Corporation. Joi... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Ethan Hawke - (Hamlet)
Kyle MacLachlan - (Claudius)
Sam Shepard - (The Ghost)
Diane Venora - (Gertrude)
Bill Murray - (Polonius)
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Review:
Setting Hamlet in modern times wasn't exactly a new idea, on the heels of Baz Luhrmann's MTV-ready Romeo+Juliet and such loose updates as 10 Things I Hate About You, which tried to inject literary hipness into bland teenage fare. But Michael Almereyda's film is quite different from these in both substance and style -- it's quiet and ... Continue >>
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