hamlet productions Flashcards
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Grigori Kozintsev (1964)
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- scenes shot through bars and gates emphasising how its like a prison to Hamlet.
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Michael Almereyda (2000)
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- Hamlet shoots Polonius through a mirror highlighting his own innate machiavellian nature.
- Cast Polonius with Bill Murray adding comedic flavour.
- Shot through CCTV, state.
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Laurence Olivier (1948)
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- It has an overall gothic set design that emphasises Hamlet’s inherent depression.
4
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Kenneth Branagh (1996)
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Expansive sets and sumptuous shots emphasise the luxury of family. Hamlet’s night colours exacerbate his loneliness.
5
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Gregory Doran (2009)
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Leans into the Oedipal interpretation.
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Michael Godwin (2016)
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Stars Paapa Essiedu, opening image is Hamlet getting his degree from Wittenberg thus immediately grounding it ion religious context. Costume design reflects maddening state of mind.
