Hamlet (1990)
Country: US
Technical: col 135m
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, Paul Scofield, Stephen Dillane
Synopsis:
Hamlet, prince of Denmark, means to kill his uncle and make his mother a widow a second time, but takes his time about it.
Review:
...though not as long as some, as this is one of the shortest Hamlets on film. In fact it zips along most creditably with Gibson's readings not at all bad, the psychological caste of the character suiting the Australian's mercurial register rather well. Zeffirelli also musters an unimpeachable supporting cast around him. However, for some, the loss of substantial sections of the text will be too much of a sacrifice.
Country: US
Technical: col 135m
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, Paul Scofield, Stephen Dillane
Synopsis:
Hamlet, prince of Denmark, means to kill his uncle and make his mother a widow a second time, but takes his time about it.
Review:
...though not as long as some, as this is one of the shortest Hamlets on film. In fact it zips along most creditably with Gibson's readings not at all bad, the psychological caste of the character suiting the Australian's mercurial register rather well. Zeffirelli also musters an unimpeachable supporting cast around him. However, for some, the loss of substantial sections of the text will be too much of a sacrifice.
Country: US
Technical: col 135m
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Helena Bonham Carter, Ian Holm, Paul Scofield, Stephen Dillane
Synopsis:
Hamlet, prince of Denmark, means to kill his uncle and make his mother a widow a second time, but takes his time about it.
Review:
...though not as long as some, as this is one of the shortest Hamlets on film. In fact it zips along most creditably with Gibson's readings not at all bad, the psychological caste of the character suiting the Australian's mercurial register rather well. Zeffirelli also musters an unimpeachable supporting cast around him. However, for some, the loss of substantial sections of the text will be too much of a sacrifice.