National Theatre Live: Hamlet

December. 09,2010      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).

Rory Kinnear as  Hamlet
Matthew Barker as  Francisco
David Calder as  Polonius
Jake Fairbrother as  Fortinbras
Clare Higgins as  Gertrude
Ferdinand Kingsley as  Rosencrantz
Alex Lanipekun as  Laertes
James Laurenson as  Ghost / Player King
Patrick Malahide as  Claudius
Ruth Negga as  Ophelia

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Reviews

Kattiera Nana
2010/12/09

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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2010/12/10

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

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2010/12/11

The acting in this movie is really good.

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2010/12/12

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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