Learning on ScreenTo Be or Not to Be
- Synopsis
- Fiction short. William Shakespeare wakes up from a strange dream during which he came up with the phrase ‘to be or not to be’. However, on awakening he cannot remember the phrase and suffers from writer’s block. Includes appearances by Romeo and Juliet who want Shakespeare to change the ending, Falstaff (who edits his manuscripts) and Shakespeare’s son, Hamnet.
- Language
- Dutch (Belgium)
- Country
- Belgium
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1999
- Duration
- 11 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy or distributor found (2007).
Credits
- Director
- Peter Woditsch
- Producer
- Jan Roekens; Sophie Schoekens
- Cinematographer
- Philippe van Volsem
- Screenplay
- Charlie Degotte; Katia Meulemans
- Music
- Thierry de Mey
- Cast
An Pierle Damiaan de Schrjver Max Roekens Peter van den Eede
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Reviews
- Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 176, entry 736).
In Camera, October 1999, p, 13.
Production Company
- Name
Sophimages
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