Much of its fascination, however, lies in its uncertainties. It follows the form of a “revenge tragedy,” in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father’s murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular, and most puzzling, play.
Hamlet, who has returned safely to confront the king, agrees to a fencing match with Ophelia’s brother, Laertes, who secretly poisons his own rapier. After Polonius’s death, Ophelia goes mad and later drowns. Claudius sends Hamlet away as part of a deadly plot. Hamlet, now free to act, mistakenly kills Polonius, thinking he is Claudius. The ghost of his father appears to Hamlet, informs him that he was poisoned by Claudius, and commands Hamlet to avenge his death. Big, bold and heroic, this is a vivid and virile Hamlet for the modern age and all time.Broadband Select from the list of servers belowħ20p Choose Server 1 1080p Choose Server 2 4K Choose Server 3 HD Choose Server 4Īs Shakespeare’s play opens, Hamlet is mourning his father, who has been killed, and lamenting the behaviour of his mother, Gertrude, who married his uncle Claudius within a month of his father’s death. Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons) plays Hamlet's mother Gertrude, all too dangerously entangled in that treachery.Ī brilliant supporting cast, including Alan Bates as Claudius, Paul Scofield as the ghost of Hamlet's father, Ian Holm as Polonius and Helena Bonham-Carter as Ophelia, adds its powerful presence to this immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds. Gibson plays the prince of medieval-era Denmark, who senses treachery behind his royal father's death.
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet, Jesus of Nazareth), the location-shot production has a sumptuous look that won Academy Award nominations for Art Direction and Costume Design. Mel Gibson (the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon films) takes on his richest part to date, the title role in a dynamic new version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The story of Hamlet has been told for 400 years.but it's never been told like this!
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