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Hamlet (1990) (DVD)
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Genre | Musicals & Performing Arts, Drama |
Format | NTSC, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen |
Contributor | Sean Murray, Nathaniel Parker, Mel Gibson, Paul Scofield, Vernon Dobtcheff, Dyson Lovell, Richard Warwick, Glenn Close, Stephen Dillane, Michael Maloney, John McEnery, Alan Bates, Franco Zeffirelli, Dave Duffy, Christopher Fairbank, Helena Bonham Carter, Christien Anholt, Christopher De Vore, Trevor Peacock, Pete Postlethwaite, Ian Holm, William Shakespeare See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours and 14 minutes |
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Product Description
Hamlet (1990) (DVD) Mel Gibson leads an all-star cast in William Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, the story of Danish prince Hamlet. Hamlet (Academy Award winner Gibson--Braveheart, Lethal Weapon films) returns home to learn that his father, the King, has recently died and his mother, Gertrude (Glenn Close--The Stepford Wives, Fatal Attraction), has already married his uncle, Claudius (Alan Bates--Gosford Park). Suffering from shock and grief, the young prince is visited by the ghost of his father (Paul Scofield--Quiz Show), who claims that he was murdered by Claudius and who demands vengeance. Now, Hamlet must decide whether this tale told by an apparition is true--and whether he should exact the vengeance his father demands . . . realizing that his actions may destroy the woman he loves, Ophelia (Helena Bonham Carter--Corpse Bride, Howards End), his family and the kingdom he is due to inherit.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 ounces
- Director : Franco Zeffirelli
- Media Format : NTSC, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 14 minutes
- Release date : February 8, 2005
- Actors : Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
- Producers : Dyson Lovell
- Language : Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Studio : WarnerBrothers
- ASIN : B00019072G
- Writers : Christopher De Vore, Franco Zeffirelli
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #13,877 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,157 in Kids & Family DVDs
- #2,147 in Drama DVDs
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This may have been Glenn Close's best work. This is not a complaint, but rather a sign that anyting else she may have or has done cannot be any better than this wonderful, small role. Gertrude, the Queen (Close), has an important commentary that must be heard in order for the play to work - Will was no fool - and it needs a Close to do it.
Alan Bates has been a staple of English theatre and screen and has delivered many fine parts (such as Gabriel Oaks in *Far From the Madding Crowd*, 1967). As Claudius, the regicide and brother of Hamlet, Senior, Bates makes you believe that his reign could have been noble except for that one small cancer, that flaw in his character - very Clintonian and very believable.
I have wanted to kick Ian Holm's ever since Ash hurt Ripley in *Alien*, 1979. I have to keep reminding myself that he really is that believable and that I really don't hate him, It's the character he has created so well. His body of work is repleat with characters of such believability that you forget his name - IAN HOLM - until he does it again, the next time, in the next movie. If films were strictly Hasidic, Holm's version of Polonius would be Kosher. There is not one piece of ham in his entire performance. It is worth the purchase of the DVD just to see him act.
Everyone is good in the movie and there is not time to talk about all of them. But a note to those whose noses are airbourne and won't tolerate anyone but Olivier as Hamlet. There are several uneven performances in his excellent movie. There are no uneven performances in this piece.
Finally, we come to the mad prince of Denmark. It is most astonishing that I watched this epic again after Mel's dark night of the troll, thrashing about in complete insanity, arguably brought on by hard likker, frustration, and stupidity. Yet with all said, Gibson IS the essential Hamlet. You will find no other actor who delivers the goods the way the Cruiser from the Boozer does.
You know this is true, not just by watching the exquisite performance on the DVD, but by Gibson's own marveling at what was accomplished, not because of some actor's raison d'etre, but rather by the actor's very ability to understand that he is dealing with things that go beyond the ken of normal humans. IS Hamlet crazy, or crazy like a fox? And when is he crazy we get to hear Mel say in the devastating interview he made for the DVD release many years gone by.
So, enough from me.
If you want to see the best Hamlet ever, buy this DVD and feast.
- Dick Anderson
Shakespeare's Hamlet was originally written as a 4-hour stage production but has been amazingly condensed here to half that time without losing anything important. The set locations are marvelous, and the cinematography is top notch
Gibson plays a handsome and clever Hamlet, articulating Shakespeare's 16th century English script superbly and passionately and with great force. I felt that he was very believable in the role.
Super Star Glenn Close masterfully plays "the beauteous Queen of Denmark", not like a commanding Queen Elizabeth I, but with the meekness and humility of a wife and mother who has gotten caught up in a heinous crime, but with such wide-eyed innocence that one cannot help but completely forgive her in her remorse when Hamlet confronts her about it. One might say that Justice required that she pay with her life for her crime, but even Justice weeps for her as she makes that payment. And priceless is the annoyed look that she fiercely flashes at Ian Holm's Polonius when he tartly says to her, "Stay a while, Madam; I will be faithful!" (Just watch it and you'll understand what he means).
Ian Holm (Scribe Zerah in "Jesus of Nazareth", Priest Vito Cornelius in "The 5th Element", Bilbo Baggins in "The Lord of the Rings") proves himself once again to be a master talent in his performance of the intelligent busybody Polonius. Holm fully embodies the character. I think Shakespeare wrote the part for him 400 years in advance.
Helena Bonham Carter (Marla in "Fight Club", the Red Queen in "Alice in Wonderland", Queen Elizabeth in the "King's Speech") is completely believable as the pitiable Ophelia; her performance was haunting and makes one grieve for all women whose innocence has been crushed by cruel men.
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Hamlet, the character, is filled with doubt. So apparently was Mel Gibson with his own performance throughout the shooting. He even asserts in the DVD’s bonus feature that he would like to be in a position to shoot the movie all over again. Was this situation planned by the director, Franco Zeffirelli, so that the movie’s main character appear to be always on a razor’s edge?
In any case, this original production is an excellent introduction to “Hamlet” and is warmly recommended to all unfamiliar with Shakespeare’s world.
Purtroppo mancano i sottotitoli in inglese, che utilizzo per migliorare la conprensione. Credevo fossero presenti in ogni dvd ormai...
(se interessa, non sono presenti i sottotitoli in nessuna lingua)