Theatrical 1948Laurence Olivier | first inkling of oedipal attraction,to be or not to be at top of tower,prologue: vicious mole of nature |
Olivier’s Ophelia 1948 | virgingives rosemary to Hamlet’s chairdressed in all white |
1. Hamlet’s chair2. Ophelia’s archway3. Jesus’ statue4. Gertrude’s bed | 4 motifs in Olivier version |
BBC 1980Rodney Bennett | Hamlet: Derek Jacobi |
Theatrical 1990Franco Zeffirelli | Hamlet: Mel Gibsonlong kiss with Gertrude (oversexualized)violent/rapyghost appears in room but G doesn’t see |
Zeffirelli’s Ophelia 1990 | Ophelia NOT virginno flowers, but bonesno implication of suicide |
Theatrical 1996Kenneth Branagh | Kate Winslet as Ophelia4 hours long…every single speech includedmirror motif/passageways19th-early 20th century (surrealist) |
Branagh’s Ophelia 1996 | straight jacketsex flashbacksimaginary flowers in handskey in mouth to escape to commit suicide |
theatrical 2000Michael Almereyda | Hamlet (hipster): Ethan HawkePolonius: Bill Murraymodern version in corporate NYCto be or not to be videomousetrap movieguns |
Almereyda’s Ophelia 2000 | wired to determine Hamlet’s madnesspolaroid images of the flowers |
Royal Shakespeare Co TV 2009Gregory Doran | Hamlet: David TennantClaudius: Patrick Stewartbroken mirrorssurveillance camerasreflective floorgunssurrealist |
Doran’s Ophelia 2009 | scratched and bruisedundresses during song |
Hamlet Movie Versions
August 15, 2019