One Hamlet Less

Film

Monday 10 September 2012

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Written by JR

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Time Out says

A parody of Shakespeare with Hamlet as a frustrated playwright, Polonius as a bumbling Freudian psychologist, Ophelia and Gertrude as half-naked fantasy figures. Carmelo Bene's film (derived from one of Jules Laforgue's Moralités Légendaires) begins with some striking visual ideas - pure white backdrops, outlandishly overblown and opulent costumes - and then proceeds to repeat these motifs to the point of monotony and way beyond.

Release Details

Duration:65 mins

Cast and crew

Director:Carmelo Bene
Screenwriter:Carmelo Bene
Cast:
- Carmelo Bene
- Lydia Mancinelli
- Alfiero Vincenti
- Luigi Mezzanotte
- Franco Leo
- Pippo Tuminelli
- Sergio Di Giulio
- Isabella Russo

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