In the Bleak Midwinter
Summary:
When his professional career hits a lull, an actor attempts to revitalize his career by staging a production of +Hamlet, directed by and starring himself. Director and star Kenneth Branagh would in fact release his own film version of Shakespeare's classic play a year later, but this comedy provides his fictional counterpart with far less in terms of production value. Lacking mon... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Michael Maloney - (Joe Harper (Hamlet))
Richard Briers - (Henry Wakefield (Claudius, the Ghost, and the Player)
Mark Hadfield - (Vernon Spatch (Polonius, Marcellus, and First Gravedi)
Nicholas Farrell - (Tom Newman (Laertes, Fortinbras, and messengers))
Gerard Horan - (Carnforth Grevilly)
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Review:
After the success he achieved with Dead Again and Much Ado About Nothing was followed by the ego-driven disappointment Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Kenneth Branagh regrouped with A Midwinter's Tale, the story of a ragged acting troupe brought together by an out-of-work actor for a Christmas production of +Hamlet. Following the line... Continue >>
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