Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Feature length, low-budget version of Hamlet filmed in Derry, Northern Ireland. The film cuts the text heavily and rearranges scenes while making interpretative use of locations and accents to draw parallels between Hamlet’s situation and Northern Ireland’s cultural and political history. Hamlet’s ‘to be, or not to be’ speech is spoken in the Irish language.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2005
- Duration
- 90 mins
Credits
- Director
- Stephen Cavanagh
- Producer
- Keith O’Grady; Richard Hughes
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- politics; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Derry Film Initiative is distributing the film online on videogoogle.com.uk - see web address field.
- General
- The cast and crew have worked on the project free of charge, and all equipment used was either been borrowed or owned by crew members, in addition all locations, sets and props were provided free by local businesses, organisations and individuals. The estimated budget was £5,000.
The film is dedicated to Dominic Stewart (Polonius) who died during production. - History
- First shown at the 2005 Shakespeare Association of America conference.
- Reviews
- Hopkins, Lisa. Shakespeare Bulletin, vol. 23, no. 2, Summer (2005)pp 52-53.
Online Availability
Production Company
- Name
Derry Film Initiative
- Address
- Northern Ireland
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38025 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)