Ophélia

Name: Ophélia
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963-02-06
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Alida Valli, Claude Cerval, André Jocelyn

19631963
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

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Drama

After the death of his father, the weirdo Yvan Lesurf believes his mother Claudia Lesurf and his uncle Adrien Lesurf have poisoned him since they got married to each other. Completely distur... Read allAfter the death of his father, the weirdo Yvan Lesurf believes his mother Claudia Lesurf and his uncle Adrien Lesurf have poisoned him since they got married to each other. Completely disturbed and insane, the cruel Yvan decides to make a film based on Shakespeare's Hamlet to exp... Read allAfter the death of his father, the weirdo Yvan Lesurf believes his mother Claudia Lesurf and his uncle Adrien Lesurf have poisoned him since they got married to each other. Completely disturbed and insane, the cruel Yvan decides to make a film based on Shakespeare's Hamlet to expose the wealthy Claudia and Adrien to their friends in their community. He also calls his ... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

244

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Director
- Claude Chabrol
Writers
- Claude Chabrol(by)
- Martial Matthieu(collaboration)
- Paul Gégauff(dialogue)
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Claude Cerval, André Jocelyn, and Alida Valli in Ophélia (1963)

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Trivia
Claude Chabrol was not fond of the film. He said that he had seen it again after many years and it was still execrable.

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Referenced in Les échos du cinéma: Episode #1.34 (1961)

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5/10

Minor Chabrol Inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet

After the death of his father, the weirdo Yvan Lesurf (André Jocelyn) believes his mother Claudia Lesurf (Alida Valli) and his uncle Adrien Lesurf (Claude Cerval) have poisoned him since they got married to each other. Completely disturbed and insane, the cruel Yvan decides to make a film based on Shakespeare's Hamlet to expose the wealthy Claudia and Adrien to their friends in their community. He also calls his sweetheart Lucie (Juliette Mayniel) Ophélia in a tragedy foretold.

"Ophélia" is a minor film by Claude Chabrol inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet. The plot is weird, with subplots that go nowhere such as the factory strike, and not well developed. There are also strange characters, such as the mentally handicapped security guard and the joyful gravedigger. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Ophélia"

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