This forms the outer ring out of the play's onion of a threatened state and monarchy where two families, Hamlet's and that of the prime minister Polonius', are falling apart under the scrutiny of the court and Denmark's subjects. Branagh's setting of the play in a "war-like" state, at the turn of the 19th century. Accompanying the film is a 4hr commentary by Birmingham University's Russell Jackson, along with Branagh himself. This is not a letter boxed version of the film as was the VHS edition, but sadly the "making of" mini-doco accompanying this DVD edition has been edited down in length. It is the full text of the play, which is often cut because of that fact. The fact that the film is 4 hours in length possibly put a lot of people off. The best way to understand Shakespeare is to see it enacted by a brilliant cast spanning both sides of Atlantic. I was staggered to find that this stunning version of Hamlet did not make back what it cost to make at the box office.
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