Some Questions, Like Ghosts, Haunt

Synopsis
Independent short. Dr Anders is lecturing his students on Hamlet As he goes along, he can’t avoid thoughts about his own life. He identifies the mysterious nature of Hamlet as the unfathomable nature of our own existence. He tells the group ‘There has been a death’ but his reference is private. He, like Hamlet, is haunted by ghosts; only, they are the questions he keeps asking himself. The listening students are perplexed. Is Dr. Anders referring to the collapse of his marriage; the play or has he actually done something more sinister? All that is clear is the tragic sense of plans going wrong. The rest is silence.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2014
Duration
10 mins

Credits

Director
Jorge Franco
Producer
Jorge Franco
Cinematographer
Gurdeep Sian
Screenplay
Michael Lane
Cast
Michael EdenMr Anders

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Awards
Highly Commended in 2014 for Filming Shakespeare, an online competition for short films sponsored by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and Misfits Inc.

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Some Questions, Like Ghosts, Haunt". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76328 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)