Bibliograph

Ophelia, director, Claire McCarthy

Type

Label

Ophelia, director, Claire McCarthy

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: PG-13; for a scene of violence/bloody images, some sensuality, and thematic elements

Main title

Ophelia

Responsibility statement

director, Claire McCarthy

Runtime

106

Summary

One of the world's greatest dramas is turned on its head through a bold and new perspective. Set in medieval Denmark and spoken in a modern tongue, it recalibrates the classic Shakespearean tragedy of Hamlet so that its unspoken, complex heroine may share her own story. As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gertrude as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet

Technique

live action

Classification