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Synopsis
Feature film. A psychological thriller set in New York. After a car accident on the Brooklyn Bridge, Henry Letham (Gosling)walks away from the burning car. He announces to his psychiatrist Sam (McGregor) that he will commit suicide in three days. There are numerous connections to Hamlet in the film (see Lanier op cit) - Letham is an anagram of ‘Hamlet’, An actress, Athena (Reaser) rehearsing the role of Ophelia reads with a black actor playing Rosencrantz ‘Denmark’s a prison’ to ‘were it not that I have bad dreams’ (ii ii) and Henry is terrified by his father’s ghost.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2005
Duration
98 mins

Credits

Director
Marc Forster
Producer
Arnon Mitchan; Eric Kopeloff; Tom Lassally
Cinematographer
Roberto Schaefer
Screenplay
David Binoff
Production Design
Kevin Thompson
Art Direction
Jonathon Arkin
Cast
Elizabeth ReaserAthena (Ophelia)
Ewan McGregorSam Foster
Ryan GoslingHenry Letham

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 ‘U.S. Television’ 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. 178-9, entry 748).

Ebert, Roger. Chicago Sun Times (October 21 2005)

Online Availability

Online URL
http://www.staythemovie.com

Production Company

Name

Epsilon Motion Pictures

Name

New Regency Pictures

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets

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