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Hamlet

  • TV Movie
  • 20092009
  • PGPG
  • 3h
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Hamlet (2009)
Drama
The RSC puts a modern spin on Shakespeare's Hamlet in this filmed-for-television version of their stage production. The Prince of Denmark seeks vengeance after his father is murdered and his... Read allThe RSC puts a modern spin on Shakespeare's Hamlet in this filmed-for-television version of their stage production. The Prince of Denmark seeks vengeance after his father is murdered and his mother marries the murderer.The RSC puts a modern spin on Shakespeare's Hamlet in this filmed-for-television version of their stage production. The Prince of Denmark seeks vengeance after his father is murdered and his mother marries the murderer.
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    • Gregory Doran
    • William Shakespeare(play)
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    • David Tennant
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Penny Downie
    • Gregory Doran
    • William Shakespeare(play)
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    • Patrick Stewart
    • Penny Downie
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy

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    • Trivia
      For the famed "skull monologue", where Hamlet finds and speaks to the skull of Yorick, David Tennant is using the real skull of André Tchaíkowsky who donated it in his will for this purpose.
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      Featured in The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010)

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    9/10
    One of the better Hamlets
    No matter how many times I see Hamlet (and I've seen it a LOT), I always seem to be in directorial mode, mostly to the detriment of what I'm watching. This is one of only two Hamlets where I was capable of actually watching the PLAY, rather than the director's mistakes. Tennant's very tense and tightly-wound Prince exhibits a pain and obtusion almost excruciating to watch. The contemporary gloss (LOVED those black interiors, shiny floors, endless reaches of doors and columns and the infinite dark starkness) doesn't feel superficial and does not distract at all from the text, unless you're one of those Renaissance Purists. Patrick Stewart's Claudius was slick, smooth, menacing, and (oddly enough), almost touchingly revealing. This production's Queen Gertrude had that haggard, 'wanna be young' angst seen in so many truly beautiful women once they hit fifty -- and I liked that she seemed to age as the battalions of misfortune kept coming in waves. Most importantly, I liked that the director allowed the TEXT to take center stage, rather than some radical new interpretational agenda. For once, a director that allows the audience to draw their own conclusions.
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      • April 23, 2010 (United States)
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