Review by Bernie4444

The story takes place in Denmark. Hamlet the prince is informed by the ghost of his father that his mother and uncle were responsible for his father's death. His mother and his uncle get married before the funeral meat is cold. How will Hamlet deal with the situation and what effect will it have on others around him?

The clothing is straight out of a renaissance festival. They speak as to each other, not to an audience. Not being popular actors, you do not have to remember them in other presentations. Some of the dialogs are skipped but enough is left in to capture the story. The film is cut more like a movie than a copy of a stage play. You will hear a background mob most of the time; one exception is the soliloquy on the rock. They do play around with double exposure during some scenes. Also, there are some scenes where the camera focuses on the face while the character thinks; at other times people read out loud. They left in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. They took out Fortinbras.

I know most of the play by heart but sometimes the actors make it sound fresh. They do take an effort to not make it look like they are just going through the motions.

The DVD I saw is for one hour and 54 minutes. The large screen shows that this looks like a PAL conversion.