Learning on ScreenHamlet
- Synopsis
- Feature film. A contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s play set in New York City circa 2000. Tells the story of Hamlet, a young filmmaker, whose uncle Claudius takes control of the family business when he marries Hamlet’s widowed mother. Hamlet learns that his father was murdered by Claudius and soon he has revenge in mind.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2000
- Duration
- 111 mins; 10.030 feet
Credits
- Director
- Michael Almereyda
- Producer
- Amy Hobby; Andrew Fierberg
- Cinematographer
- John de Boorman
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Screenplay
- Michael Almereyda
- Music
- Carter Burwell
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Estimated budget $2,000,000.
- Figures
- Worldwide $2,046,433 (Box Office Mojo, 2005)
- Reviews
- Reviewed by Peter Matthews, Sight and Sound
(vol. 11, no. 1, January 2001. p. 50) `...Yet in some ineffable way, the film falls victim to the malaise it diagnoses, for the imagery hurtles by pell-mell without making a strong dent on the memory. Shooting cheap and fast Almereyda has assembled a rough patchwork that suggests a home movie version of the play...'.
The DVD also includes the theatrical trailer.
Distributor
- Name
Film Four Distributors
- Phone
- 020 7868 7700
- Fax
- 020 7868 7767
- Address
- 76-78 Charlotte Street
London
W1P 1LX
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Cinema Club
- Phone
- 020 7612 3129
- Fax
- 020 7612 3132
- Address
- 2 Entertain Video
33 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TL
- Name
Retail outlets
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