Hamlet (2012)

Name: Hamlet
Released: 2012-11-02
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Bruce Ramsay, Lara Gilchrist, Peter Wingfield, Gillian Barber, John Cassini

Hamlet (2012), directed by Bruce Ramsay, starring Bruce Ramsay and Lara Gilchrist.

11/02/2012 BR 1h 28m

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Synopsis

Treachery, sex and revenge take center stage for Prince Hamlet and his eventual descent into madness.

Michael C. BlundellCinematography
Bruce RamsayDirector, Producer
Franco PanteEditing
Lisa RobisonEditing

About the film

Hamlet is a 2011 Canadian drama film written and directed by Bruce Ramsay in his directorial debut. It is a condensed retelling of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet set in 1940s England. Ramsay stars alongside Lara Gilchrist, Peter Wingfield, Gillian Barber, and Duncan Fraser. It premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was theatrically released in 2014.

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Plot

In 1940s London, Hamlet attempts to resolve the murder of his father.

Cast

Bruce Ramsay as Prince Hamlet

Lara Gilchrist as Ophelia

Peter Wingfield as King Claudius

Gillian Barber Gertude

Duncan Fraser as Polonius

Haig Sutherland as Laertes

Stephen Lobo as Horatio

Russel Roberts as King Hamlet

Release

Hamlet premiered on October 11, 2011, at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It received a limited release in January 2014.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 0% of five surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 2/10. Joe Leydon of Variety wrote that the film "seldom rises above the level of a good try" but may intrigue fans and scholars with the decisions made in compressing the narrative to 90 minutes. Nicolas Rapold of The New York Times wrote, "While Mr. Ramsay accomplishes some kind of a trick in streamlining the play, his trimming of corners feels more like a taking away of the center." Annlee Ellingson of the Los Angeles Times negatively compared its creativity to Much Ado About Nothing and called it "a focused, if at times melodramatic, take on the play's beating heart".

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External links

Hamlet at IMDb

Text from Hamlet (2011 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(2011_film)

Trivia

It premiered on November 2, 2012, a Friday.
It runs 1h28 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 6 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.