Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Kenneth Branagh&s four-hour production of Shakespeare&s full text for Hamlet is visually lush (shot in 70mm which is rarely done) & full of fascinating story moments that normally get cut from shorter stage versions (Your idea of what kind of fellow Polonius is may change quite a bit) The unexpurgated approach is truly enlightening & Branagh intermittently succeeds at giving familiar moments in the drama an original cinematic spin including Hamlet&s spooky confrontation with his father&s ghost (Brian Blessed) (Branagh also imposes some Hollywood glitter on the proceedings by casting the likes of Robin Williams Billy Crystal Charlton Heston & Jack Lemmon in the smaller parts) The pre-Titanic Kate Winslet is very good as the doomed Ophelia & Derek Jacobi delivers a wonderfully nuanced performance as Claudius whose character is definitely filled out by the restored material Branagh&s own performance is a little revisionist--some viewers have quibbled with it while others seem fine --Tom Keogh Langages avialabel on the dvd are English Castillian Spanish German Polish & Portuguese Subtitles English C Spanish German Greek Polish & Portuguese Extra features including introductionscommentary by Kenneth Branagh & Russell Jackson& Featurette Film promo Shakespeare movie trailor gallery ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Zeffirelli&s film adaptation of Shakespeare&s play starring Mel Gibson as the titular prince Hamlet (Gibson) Prince of Denmark is in mourning for his father whose death is quickly followed by widow Gertrude&s (Glenn Close) marriage to Hamlet&s uncle Claudius (Alan Bates) who has assumed the throne following his brother&s demise When the ghost of Hamlet&s father (Paul Scofield) visits him & claims to have been foully murdered by Claudius the young prince vows to avenge his death However Hamlet&s self-doubt & procrastination lead to further tragedy ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An extraordinary Hamlet a milestone Hamlet
- Manchester Evening News Shakespeare&s most iconic work Hamlet explodes with big ideas & is the ultimate story of loyalty love betrayal murder & madness From its sell-out run at Manchester&s Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique & critically acclaimed production of HAMLET with BAFTA-nominee Maxine Peake in the title role This groundbreaking stage production directed by Sarah Frankcom was Royal Exchange s fastest-selling show in a decade Alongside Maxine Peake as the eponymous prince a number of other roles including Polonious & Rosencrantz are also played by women HAMLET is brought to cinemas by film director Margaret Williams whose Written on Skin (Royal Opera House BBC) won many awards including the Diapason d& Or The film is produced by Anne Beresford & Debbie Gray the team behind the highly successful cinema broadcast of Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach which Margaret also directed
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In this Royal Shakespeare Company production the titular prince of Denmark returns home to his family&s castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died & his uncle Claudius is the new king To make matters worse Claudius has married Hamlet&s mother Queen Gertrude whom he has unusually strong feelings for Hamlet is visited by his father&s ghost who asks him to seek revenge for his murder ...

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Perhaps the single most influential work of English drama William Shakespeare&s Hamlet is a timeless tragedy of the conflicted loyalties madness betrayal & terrible revenge This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by TJB Spencer with an introduction by Alan Sinfield & To be or not to be
- that is the question& Something is rotten in the state of Denmark When young prince Hamlet is confronted by his father&s ghost on the battlements of Castle Elsinore he is burdened with a terrible task slay King Claudius Hamlet&s uncle who the ghost alleges murdered him Wrestling with his conscience Hamlet feigns wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge alienating his mother Queen Gertrude & spurning his lover Ophelia But the act of insanity takes Hamlet perilously close to the reality wreaking havoc on guilty & innocent alike This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare&s life & Elizabethan theatre a separate introduction to Hamlet a chronology suggestions for further reading an essay by Paul Prescott discussing performance options on both stage & screen & a commentary William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare & Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain) many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced including Romeo & Juliet (1595) Henry V (1599) Hamlet (1601) Othello (1604) King Lear (1606) & Macbeth (1606) as well as a collection of 154 sonnets which number among the most profound & influential love-poetry in English If you enjoyed Hamlet you might like Shakespeare&s Macbeth also available in Penguin Shakespeare & It has everything
- intrigue romance politics violence revenge jealousy wit It plays itself out on such a grand scale& Kenneth Branagh

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Hamlet is a soft blush pink pig who loves to wander around the farm This super huggable little piggy has a curly tail & neat little snout This item is suitable from age 1 surface washable & CE marked GUND soft toy Perfect for both play & collecting Made from high-quality huggable plush material Hand washable CE marked ...

About Sweet Cherry Easy Classics Sweet Cherry Easy Classics adapts classic literature into stories for children introducing these timeless tales to a new generation 64 pages 48 Line drawings black & white Shakespeare William ...

This volume gives readers the First Quarto text of 1603 & the Folio Text of 1623 modernised & edited to the usual Arden standard As a companion to the Second Quarto volume it will be of particular interest to scholars & students of textual history or to anyone studying Hamlet at an advanced level Both plays are edited & annotated & the introduction contains the fullest available stage history of the First Quarto text ...

Perhaps the best-known of Shakespeare's tragedies Hamlet has all the ingredients for a gripping story revenge & power familial love & betrayal dramatic sword fights dark spooky scenes Once again Lois Burdett has woven her own brand of magic by transforming Shakespeare's complex verse into simple rhyming couplets She has created a version of Hamlet especially for children even as young as seven & one that readers of all ages will enjoy The author's own pupils have created wonderful drawings of Hamlet to illustrate her fluid rhymes Their artistic interpretations are vivid evidence of her clever ability to bring Shakespeare's complex characters & intricate plots to life for young people ...