The Fifth Hamlet / 2009

What does the question “to be or not to be?” mean? 86 year-old director Olģerts Kroders stages his fourth production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Valmiera Drama Theatre. The theatre is more than merely his occupation, for he not only works there but also spends all of his time in it. The film depicts his routine and the rehearsal process up until the premiere, and provokes a dialogue using the four actors who have all played Hamlet in the different productions. Kroders’s life and the lives of the actors tell the history of Latvia and the fates of different generations.

Hamlet in Palestine / 2013

When Thomas Ostermeier, artistic director of the Schaubühne in Berlin, decided to go to Ramallah in September 2012 to stage Hamlet at the invitation of the Al-Kasaba Theatre, he knew that the Shakespearean verses would find a particular resonance there. The idea of the trip came from intense contact with theatre professionals in Palestine, and most especially with the Freedom Theatre in the refugee camp in Jenin. Under the watchful eye of the film director Nicolas Klotz, the tragedy of the Danish prince intersects with that of young Palestinians. The film is, moreover, a view on another tragedy: the murder of Juliano Mer Khamis, the former director of Freedom Theatre, killed by an unknown assassin in April 2011.

The Cuban Hamlet - Storia di Tomas Milian / 20148.01 voti

Tornato dopo oltre cinquant'anni di assenza nella natia Cuba, Tomas Milian ripercorre le strade dell'Havana e le tappe della sua carriera. Documentario/intervista a cuore aperto: Milian si racconta, fra storie private e aneddoti da dietro le quinte, legittimando il suo status di icona del cinema popolare e le sue incursioni in quello d'autore.

Once Upon a Time Hamlet & Ophelia Were In Shanghai... / 2019