HamletOften credited with creating a popular movie audience for Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh has wanted for many years to bring to the screen the complete, full-length version of Hamlet, Shakespeare's greatest play. He has now done so - as director and as the prince of Denmark - making an emotionally moving, visually spectacular movie that will become a landmark in film history. The volume includes Kenneth Branagh's elegant introduction of the genesis of his role as Hamlet as well as his full screenplay adaptation. The production diary by Russell Jackson, Shakespearean scholar and script consultant on the movie, goes behind the scenes to show what it was like to film this lavish production and to work with the leading theater and movie actors of our time. |
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... acting energy take care of itself and , as Hamlet , to live more completely in the moment . As the years went by , I was never less than fascinated by other actors ' Hamlets . The play still held its attraction for me , but it remained ...
... acting energy take care of itself and , as Hamlet , to live more completely in the moment . As the years went by , I was never less than fascinated by other actors ' Hamlets . The play still held its attraction for me , but it remained ...
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... actors ! in THE DUMB SHOW The King lies down . The Queen , seeing him asleep , leaves him . A man enters , takes off his crown , kisses it , and pours poison in the King's ears , and exits . The Queen returns , finds the King dead , and ...
... actors ! in THE DUMB SHOW The King lies down . The Queen , seeing him asleep , leaves him . A man enters , takes off his crown , kisses it , and pours poison in the King's ears , and exits . The Queen returns , finds the King dead , and ...
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... actors , so that the ' family ' grows daily . In the room next to the board - room we watch the actors murder in jest while the Dalmatians go through their innocent paces outside . The play scene is set up with chairs on tables , the ...
... actors , so that the ' family ' grows daily . In the room next to the board - room we watch the actors murder in jest while the Dalmatians go through their innocent paces outside . The play scene is set up with chairs on tables , the ...
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actors apartments appears arms BARNARDO begins better blood body camera CLAUDIUS continuing close comes dead death door drink earth Exterior eyes face fall father fear feeling follow Fortinbras friends GERTRUDE GHOST give goes GRAVEDIGGER ground hall HAMLET continuing hand hath head hear heart heaven hold HORATIO Interior keep King LAERTES leave light look lord madness MARCELLUS March matter means mother moves nature never Night once OPHELIA OSRIC PALACE play PLAYER poison POLONIUS pray Queen ROSENCRANTZ ROSENCRANTZ and GUILDENSTERN Royal runs rushes scene SECOND seems sense shot side sits soul speak speech stage stands starts stops sweet sword tell thee There's thing thou thoughts track turns V/O continuing voice walk wants watch young