Hamlet in a Rented World (Fragment)

Synopsis

HAMLET IN THE RENTED WORLD ( A FRAGMENT) is an assemblage by Jerry Tartaglia on behalf of the Gladstone Gallery in New York from materials discovered in the Jack Smith Archives, including five quarter-inch audio reels and four rolls of 16mm film (two of them untouched camera originals), all dating from the early 1970s.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2014

Duration

27 mins

Credits

Director

Jack Smith (2)

Cast

Jack Smith (2)

Hamlet

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

experimental film & video; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Jack Smith was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. He is generally acclaimed as a founding father of American performance art, and has been critically recognised as a master photographer.

History

The film premiered at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival.

Reviews

J. Hoberman, ‘Jack’s Last Tapes’, Artforum, May 2015. The article gives a full account of the assemblage and content of the film.

Archive

Name

Jack Smith Archive

Phone

212-206 9300

Address

Gladstone Gallery
515 W 24th Street
New York
NY 10011