Hamlet (2000)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Hamlet |
| Original title | Hamlet |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2000 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Almereyda |
| script | Michael Almereyda |
| production |
Andrew Fierberg Amy Hobby |
| music | Carter Burwell |
| camera | John de Borman |
| cut | Kristina Boden |
| occupation | |
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Hamlet is an American drama film directed by Michael Almereyda in 2000 . Michael Almereyda's screenplay is based on the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare .
action
The plot is identical to Shakespeare's tragedy , the text literally follows the classic template. However, the plot is moved to the present day in New York City .
Claudius, the uncle of film student Hamlet, inherits Denmark Corporation after killing Hamlet's father. The new boss marries his brother Gertrude's widow and restructures the company.
The ghost of the murdered man appears to Hamlet and tells him to avenge his death. Claudius recognizes the danger and organizes intrigues against his nephew, in which he involves his girlfriend Ophelia, among others.
Shakespeare's “ancient” language (largely in verse) has an alienation effect in the modern ambience .
Reviews
Mick LaSalle described the film in the May 19, 2000 San Francisco Chronicle as a classy but failed experiment. The portrayal of Ethan Hawke is not only " disastrous ", it is a " disaster of the worst kind " (" the worst kind of disaster ").
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film imitated Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet from 1996. It uses pop music and stylistically resembles a video clip. The film is " entertaining ", but " rather calculated for an effective momentary effect ".
Awards
Michael Almereyda was nominated for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2000. John de Borman was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award in 2001.
background
The film was shot on locations in New York City , including the Guggenheim Museum . It had its world premiere on January 24, 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival . The film played at production costs of an estimated 2 million US dollars US dollars approximately 1.57 million in the cinemas of the United States.
Soundtrack
The title Disappear was implemented by the American progressive metal band Dream Theater . This is on the album Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence .
Web links
- Hamlet in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hamlet at rotten tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review by Mick LaSalle
- ↑ Hamlet. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Filming locations for Hamlet
- ↑ Hamlet premiere dates
- ↑ Box office / business for Hamlet