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discusses the well-known actor/director Kenneth Branagh’s 1996,
four-hour movie of “Hamlet.” The report takes the view that
“Hamlet” itself did not translate all that well in director
Branagh’s interpretation. As is typical with any production of
“Hamlet,” it was better than many and less powerful than others.
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dark and brooding, self-absorbed, prima donna. Regardless of what anybody thinks of the play itself, the title role is proof of an actor having "arrived." Proof that he
(or in the case of Sarah Bernhardt, "she") has truly arrived. "Hamlet" is the role to which virtually all actors aspire and all directors want to direct. Each interpretation is
always different from the one preceding it, since each actor and director sees the role differently. Each actor hopes to make his mark as the greatest, the most soulful,
the craziest, the most sensual, the most . . . most "Hamlet." Kenneth Branagh has become well-established as a has acted the role of Hamlet three times on stage made
one obscure movie, and then created his masterpiece -- a wide-screen, 70mm film, four-hour long extravaganza, set in the 19th century, with Branagh as the bottle blond lead in a
cast that features dozens of well-known stars in numerous cameo appearances. Unfortunately, according to Taylor (1997) "Hamlet" itself did not translate all that well in director Branaghs interpretation and subsequent
film. As is typical with any production of "Hamlet," it was better than many and less powerful than others. Defining Hamlet "Hamlet" examines numerous concerns that are central to
the fundamental tribulations and despairs of being human. Hamlet questions whether life is better than committing suicide, how to deal with the loss of a father, how to deal with
a mothers remarriage and his relationship to his stepfather, and how to justify murder. Continually, the audience wonder whether Hamlet is just pretending to be mad, or whether all the
problems he faces have slightly unhinged him, and if such is the case, how does the audience define madness. And, of course, how is madness portrayed by the actor?
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