Learning on ScreenHamlet Adventure, The
- Alternative title
- Avantyurata Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Documentary composed of material salvaged from Semerdjiev’s failed multimedia project I, HAMLET. Composed of what remains of the original footage, along with making-of rushes and newly shot interviews, THE HAMLET ADVENTURE strives to give a picture of the film the director Roach wanted to make as well as sharing the story of what went wrong. Narrated by Vesselin Kalanovsky.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Bulgaria; Germany; United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2008
- Duration
- 81 mins
- Availability
- No distributor found (3/2010).
Credits
- Director
- Greg Roach; Ivaylo Dikanski
- Producer
- Stanislav Semerdjiev
- Cinematographer
- Emil Trifonov
- Writer
- Stanislav Semerdjiev
- Music
- Mark Snow
- Art Direction
- Georgi Dimitrov
- Contributor
- Vesselin Kalanovsky.
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets
Notes
- Notes
- English, Bulgarian, Spanish, German dialogue.
- History
- Competed In 2008 Sofia Film Festival.
- Reviews
- "I, Hamlet" was to be a New Age retelling of the classic play, incongruously performed by dancers high up in Bulgaria’s Rila Mountains. Shooting commenced in 1999, but troubles plagued the production from the beginning, and footage was lost just as final editing started. Judging from this docu, it’s no great loss to cinema history. Pic apparently played like an amateur theatrical production, complete with vacuous choreography and a cringe-worthy rewriting of Shakespeare. Helmer Roach displays a level of self-importance completely out of proportion to his resume (which includes "The X-Files" videogame), while camerawork seems uncertain where to focus’. Variety, (27 May 2008).
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