Nat Jester says: "This is a good attempt at a directorial debut from Ralph Fiennes, which, like Baz Lurhman's Shakespeare adaptation Romeo + Juliet, brings an old tale into the present while retaining original dialogue. Fiennes is brilliant as Caius 'Coriolanus' Martius, giving the sense of a man who cares for his country, but just can't seem to make the right move. James Nesbit is also good as a schemening senator and Vanessa Redgrave does an outstanding job of playing the family matriarch, find out more...
The surface of ceremonies and rituals celebrating the coronation of King Claudius (Mikhail Nazvanov) and his marriage to Hamlet's mother (Elza Radzina) leaves the young prince indifferent. Hamlet's melancholic nature finds no relief from his brooding, not even in his courtship of Ophelia (Anastasiya Vertinskaya). However, a nocturnal visit from his father's ghost changes everything. Claudius treachery having been brought to light, Hamlet conducts a quest to avenge his father's death.
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