SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Ophelia Comes to Town

Synopsis

Feature film. In a small village in western Jutland, John leads an isolated life as a grave-digger. During the winter a city school teacher coaches the tiny population is an amateur production of Hamlet. Ophelia is played by Molly, a teenage prostitute seeking refuge from a client and John is cast as Hamlet. They fall in love.

Language

Danish

Country

Denmark

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1985

Duration

97 mins

Credits

Director

Jon Bang Carlsen

Producer

Jane Graun; Jens Arnoldus; Jon Bang Carlsen; Per Holst

Cinematographer

Alexander Gruszynski

Screenplay

Jon Bang Carlsen

Music

Henrik Langkilde; Philip Hans-Erik

Costume

Pia Myrdal

Cast

Reine Brynolfsson	John (Hamlet)
Stine Bierlich	Molly (Ophelia)

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Hamlet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Amateur theatre

Production Company

Name

Danmarks Radio TV

Name

Danske Filminstitut

Name

Palle Fogtdal

Name

Per Holst Filmproduktion

Archive

Name

Danish Film Institute Archive & Cinematheque

Email

museum@dfi.dk

Web

http://dfi.dk External site opens in new window

Phone

+45-33-74-3409

Fax

+45-33-74-3599

Address

Gothersgade 55
DK-1123
Kobenhavn K.
Denmark