Blenheim Palace is the setting used for the exterior grounds of Elsinore Castle and interiors were all photographed at Shepperton Studios.
The setting is updated to the 19th century, but its Elizabethan English text remains the same. The film is the first unabridged theatrical film version of Hamlet, running just over four hours. Other cast members include Robin Williams, Gérard Depardieu, Jack Lemmon, Billy Crystal, Rufus Sewell, Charlton Heston, Richard Attenborough, Judi Dench, John Gielgud, and Ken Dodd. The film also features Derek Jacobi as King Claudius, Julie Christie as Queen Gertrude, Kate Winslet as Ophelia, Michael Maloney as Laertes, Richard Briers as Polonius, and Nicholas Farrell as Horatio. All my colleagues loved it.Hamlet is a 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars as Prince Hamlet. I was definitely the dissenting vote, though. Every time he started a soliloquy, my eyes glazed over because I knew it was going to take him 45 minutes to say 17 words. He.emed to.pause.after ? I understand going for a contemplative Hamlet who's really thinking through his situation, but it just felt like he chewed every thought for soooo long. I also felt like it dragged a bit, especially Scott himself. Claudius saying "contrary to our desire" instead of "retrograde to our desire," which just sounds so much cooler. However, I really didn't like most of the word substitutions, e.g. I took a small cue from it when I played Laertes. I'm a big fan of Q1 and I love to see directors/dramaturgs take cues from it. There were some changes to the text that I loved - I loved that they rearranged the order of the scenes a little bit, and I also loved that they included a scene from the first quarto that's not in the second quarto or the folio. I wouldn't say I hated it, but I think it's probably my least favorite Hamlet I've ever seen, which makes me very sad because I love Andrew Scott. I actually put together a remote synchronized watch party of this production with some colleagues.
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