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May 27, 2022 · The latest in the field is Ken McMullen, who has written and directed a dreamlike movie, Hamlet Within, subtitled Five Acts in Search of a Murderous Prince and screened at Cannes.
Hamlet Within is a radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, its origins and its enduring appeal across cultures and systems of beliefs. Drawing on post-modernist movements in...
- Drama
- Ian Mckellen
- Ken Mcmullen
- 13 'Hamlet'
- 12 'The Banquet'
- 11 'Strange Brew'
- 10 'Hamlet'
- 9 'Hamlet'
- 8 'The Northman'
- 7 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead'
- 6 'Hamlet'
- 5 'Hamlet'
- 4 'The Bad Sleep Well'
IMDb Rating: 5.9/10 It's ironic that this adaptation of Hamletaimed to update the story into a modern-day New York City setting, yet by being so clearly set around the turn of the millennium, it's ended up "aging" worse than most adaptations that are set centuries ago. In the film's defense, those behind it likely didn't know how fast technology wa...
IMDb Rating: 6.4/10 The Banquet is a Chinese film that loosely adapts Hamlet into a historical setting that's also slightly fantastical. The story here takes place more than 1000 years ago, and is kicked off with the actions of a murderous uncle, but ultimately builds to an extensive (and violent) banquet where numerous characters collide. The plot...
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10 There are plenty of cult classic 1980s sci-fi movies that have taken some time to find an audience, usually because they're a little offbeat. Strange Brew could definitely count itself as one of those films, as it's perhaps one of the most aggressively Canadian movies of all time, features comedy and sci-fi elements, and has a s...
IMDb Rating: 6.7/10 Hamlet (1990) is notable for starring Mel Gibson as the Prince of Denmark, but can also be singled out as the one where the title character has a terrible haircut. Otherwise, it sort of blends into the crowd when it comes to Hamlet adaptations, seeing as it plays things straight when it comes to adapting the original text, and f...
IMDb Rating: 7.0/10 1921's Hamlet is one of the oldest known film versions of the play, and more significantly, is still watchable. There are plenty of films from the 1920sand earlier that have been lost to time, meaning those interested in old cinema can only imagine what they would have looked like. This take on Hamlet also stands out from the cr...
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10 If there's one thing that The Northmandoes exceptionally well, it's highlighting the cyclical nature of revenge and the way violence can continue to inspire more violence until there's no one left to be violent. Speaking of violence: the movie has a ton of it. Interestingly, The Northman might not quite be an adaptation of Hamle...
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern re-frames Hamlet to focus on two of its minor characters who tend to be cut out of most film adaptations. Those two characters are none other than Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and they spend much of the movie having philosophical conversations about their existence and lack of purpose in life in a way...
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10 1948's Hamlet is the only direct Shakespeare adaptation to have won Best Picture. Sure, West Side Story (1961) also won the top prize at the Oscars, but that's based on a musical that drastically modernized Romeo and Juliet. And while 1998's Shakespeare in Loveis (loosely) about the man itself, it's not an adaptation of one of h...
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10 Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet is easily the longest, with the 1996 film clocking in at just over four hours. It would be difficult to feasibly make an adaptation longer without adding material, given this version is notable for adapting the entire play to the big screen. This results in a movie that might well be too long and exhaust...
IMDb Rating: 8.0/10 The Bad Sleep Well is one of many underrated Akira Kurosawa movies that gets buried under the likes of more popular movies like Seven Samurai, Ran, and Yojimbo. As far as adaptations go, it's fairly loose, having less in common with its source material than Kurosawa's 1957 take on Macbeth (Throne of Blood) did. It transports thi...
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Summaries. A modern-day version of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', which explores a young man's psyche as he contemplates avenging his father's death. Hamlet Within is a radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, its origins and its enduring appeal across cultures and systems of beliefs.
Hamlet Within. 2023. 1h 26m. Drama. Cast. Ian McKellen (The Ghost) Dominique Pinon (Michel de Montaigne) John Shrapnel (Claudius) Gabriella Wright (Montaigne's Muse) Ben Turner (Hamlet) Lex...
May 20, 2022 · Ian McKellen is set to star in a new film titled Hamlet Within, which is a part-documentary feature that investigates the mythology around Shakespeare’s classic play. Hamlet Within is described as a “radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, its origins and its enduring appeal across cultures and systems of beliefs.”
A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare's creature; his origins and his unending influence on many diverse cultures.
