The Russian version of Hamlet is top of the draw for imagination in film making....it brings 'Hamlet' to real life, and I love the large, white subtitles from the very words spoken -and written by Shakespeare.
Filmed in black and white, the photography is fantastic. The film has been honoured with nine awards, and would still be worthy of academy acclaim if it were shot in silence alone: but we have a wonderful film score from the music of Dmitri Shostakovich: It is film acoustics of moving image?
I would highly recommend a cinematic viewing if a rare opportunity presented itself. I love the melancholic mood of Hamlet: the feigning of his madness; Hamlet's reflection of thoughts, with the sea, crashing down upon the rocks; the black flags dangling down from the castle; the visual treachery of King Claudius - the wickedness we see upon the King's face - his laughter: I will never forget the incredible and powerful scene of the ghost of Hamlet's Father - the tone of the story is set for a remarkable film.... .
Filmed in black and white, the photography is fantastic. The film has been honoured with nine awards, and would still be worthy of academy acclaim if it were shot in silence alone: but we have a wonderful film score from the music of Dmitri Shostakovich: It is film acoustics of moving image?
I would highly recommend a cinematic viewing if a rare opportunity presented itself. I love the melancholic mood of Hamlet: the feigning of his madness; Hamlet's reflection of thoughts, with the sea, crashing down upon the rocks; the black flags dangling down from the castle; the visual treachery of King Claudius - the wickedness we see upon the King's face - his laughter: I will never forget the incredible and powerful scene of the ghost of Hamlet's Father - the tone of the story is set for a remarkable film.... .