Hamlet / Kline, New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive)
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Actor: Bill Camp, Joseph M. Costa, Leo Burmester, Michael Cumpsty, Reg E. CatheyBrand: KLINE,KEVIN
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 165 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Hamlet / Kline, New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive)
Movie Review: Hamlet redux
Summary: 4 Stars
If you like Hamlet, Kevin Kline provides a wonderful performance with unique depth in this stage production. However, if you just want to see a great rendition of the play that is entertaining and equally well done, watch the Mel Gibson/Franco Zefferilli movie.
Summary of Hamlet / Kline, New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive)
With a daring and depth few of his American contemporaries seem prepared to match, Kevin Kline stars in and directs Hamlet for the New York Shakespeare Festival. Now with the felicitous addition of Kirk Browning as co-director, he has brought his indelible Hamlet to television where, as The New York Times stated, "It is eloquent, moving and at times thrilling. The shrewdly edited version uses tight close-ups and captures small crowd scenes without a sense of confinement. The teleplay flows with commendable grace from beginning to end, all urged on by Kline's intelligent interpretation."Kevin Kline directs and stars in this first-rate production of Shakespeare's most famous play. Originally produced by Joseph Papp for the New York Shakespeare Festival, this version was adapted by Kline and television director Kirk Browning for PBS. While one occasionally longs for the live audience reaction, the television production does offer the advantage of seeing Hamlet with close-ups. The design is beautiful, with sets full of dark, gloomy halls and characters in elegant modern dress. Kline's interpretation of Hamlet is an enjoyably accessible one; he never lets melancholy obscure Hamlet's wit. Veteran stage actress Dana Ivey is an excellent Gertrude, pliable without ever straying over into idiocy. This production is equally enjoyable as an introduction to Hamlet or as a fresh interpretation for those long familiar with the tale. --Ali Davis
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