Hamlet (Original title)
Date: 1990 (Copyright)Countries: Netherlands, USADirector: Franco Zeffirelli
Synopsis: Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Hamlet (play)
Title: At home/DVD reissues: HamletAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n199 January 2006 Page: 189
Title: At Home/Movies: HamletAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v34 n2 2006 Pages: 113-119
Title: Empowered by Madness: Ophelia in the Films of Kozintsev,...Author: SAYIN, TEKER, Gulsen Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Zeffirelli, and Branagh".
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v34 n2 2006 Pages: 120-129
Title: "To be or not to be" in "The Belly of the Whale"; A...Author: KHOURY, Yvette K. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Reading of Joseph Campbell's "Modern Hero" Hypothesis in Hamlet on Film". Focuses on the Laurence Olivier, Franco Zeffirelli, Kenneth Branagh and Michael Almereyda films.
In: Empire n131 May 2000 Page: 142
Title: Videos to buyAuthor: [IN] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v28 n2 2000 Pages: 101-111
Title: Gertrude's willow speech: word and film imageAuthor: SCOLNICOV, Hanna Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on Shakespeare on film, this article examines the contradictory accounts of Ophelia's death in Hamlet, looking at the Olivier (1948), Kozintsev (1964), Zeffirelli (1990) and Branagh (1996) versions.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v28 n2 2000 Pages: 112-117
Title: The effects of primacy and recency upon audience response...Author: LAKE, James H. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on Shakespeare on film, this article examines audience response to Hamlet, focusing on the versions directed by Olivier (1948), Kozintsev (1964), Lyth (1984), Zeffirelli (1990) and Branagh (1996).
In: Cinéaste v24 n1 December 1998 Pages: 56-61
Title: Zeffirelli's HAMLET: The Golden Girl and a Fistful of DustAuthor: CROWL, Samuel Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: In a special supplement on 'Shakespeare in the Cinema.'
In: Creative Screenwriting v5 n2 1998 Pages: 42-53
Title: Writing Shakespeare for film: Devore/Zeffirelli's Hamlet...Author: MacDONALD, Andrew Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Some historical facts and suppositions about original Shakespeare productions are given and a brief history of film productions of Hamlet. This is followed by a comparison of Zeffirelli and Branagh's adaptations of Hamlet
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v25 n2 1997 Pages: 111-118
Title: "In the Rank Sweat of an Enseamed Bed": Sexual Aberration...Author: SIMMONS, James R Jr. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: ..."and the Paradigmatic Screen Hamlets". Argues that Hamlet's sexuality is a central issue in a number of screen versions of the play. In an issue about Shakespeare adaptations.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v25 n2 1997 Pages: 119-124
Title: Freud's Footprints in Films of HamletAuthor: WELLER, Philip Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines how the Oedipal nature of the Hamlet story has become fixed in the popular understanding of the play and its film versions. In an issue about Shakespeare adaptations.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v25 n2 1997 Pages: 125-131
Title: Toward an Objective Correlative: The Problem of Desire...Author: McCOMBE, John P Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet". Argues that Zeffirelli's HAMLET lends itself to a psycho- analytical reading and loses much of the ambiguities present in the play. In an issue about Shakespeare adaptations.
In: Radio Times v283 n3694 29 Oct 1994 Page: 56
Title: FilmsAuthor: NORMAN, Barry Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief discussion on the film in relation to other Shakespeare films.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v22 n2 1994 Pages: 136-140
Title: Breaking the Classical Barrier: Franco Zefirelli interview..Author: TIBBETTS, John Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Zefirelli interviewed, including comments on bringing Shakespeare to the screen.
In: Empire n49 July 1993 Page: 50
Title: Q&AArticle type: LetterLanguage: English
Description: Answer to a letter asking about an educational video made by Mel Gibson to tie in with the release of HAMLET
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v11 n1 Winter 1993 Pages: 36-37
Title: Three Hamlets on FilmAuthor: SHALTZ, Justin Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Comparison of three versions of HAMLET; the Tony Richardson (1969); Laurence Olivier (1948); and Franco Zeffirelli (1990), especially their depiciton of the ghost of Hamlet's father and the final duel scene.
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v11 n1 Winter 1993 Pages: 38-39
Title: "Double Exposure": The Semiotic Ramifications of Mel ....Author: QUIGLEY, Daniel Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article about the semiotic impact of casting Mel Gibson as Hamlet
In: Shakespeare on Film Newsletter v16 n2 April 1992 Pages: 1-2
Title: Zeffirelli's Hamlet and the BaroqueAuthor: IMPASTATO, David Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The Baroque influence in Zeffirelli's HAMLET.
In: Sight and Sound v2 n5 September 1992 Page: 68
Title: [Sight and Sound - v2 n5 September 1992: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Radio Times v269 n3512 13 Apr 1991 Pages: 38-39
Title: Mel's Class Act.Author: THOMPSON, Douglas Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article looking at the role of Mel Gibson in the film and at its succes amongst American students, with Gibson making public appearances and classroom visits.
In: Sight and Sound v1 n1 May 1991 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n1 May 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Eyepiece v12 n2 Apr/May 1991 Pages: 6-9
Title: HamletAuthor: DESMOND, Kevin Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Technical details of the production.
In: Sight and Sound v1 n7 November 1991 Page: 59
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n7 November 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Shakespeare on Film Newsletter v15 n2 April 1991 Page: 1,2,12
Title: [Shakespeare on Film Newsletter - v15 n2 April 1991: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Shakespeare on Film Newsletter v15 n2 April 1991 Page: 1,2,6
Title: [Shakespeare on Film Newsletter - v15 n2 April 1991: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Precis of seminar held in October 1990, at which Mel Gibson spoke about his role.
In: Cinema Papers n83 May 1991 Page: 55, 56
Title: [Cinema Papers - n83 May 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Detailed review and credits.
In: Empire n23 May 1991 Page: 21
Title: New filmsAuthor: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n23 May 1991 Pages: 46-47
Title: The Italian jobAuthor: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Franco Zeffirelli talks about directing HAMLET
In: Empire n30 December 1991 Pages: 124-125
Title: Listen up!Author: SNOW, Mat Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief reviews of Empire's movie soundtracks of the year.
In: Films in Review v42 n3/4 Mar/Apr 1991 Page: 108, 109
Title: [Films in Review - v42 n3/4 Mar/Apr 1991: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n789 11 Jan 1991 Page: 16
Title: [Screen International - n789 11 Jan 1991: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Le Film Francais n2382 27 Dec 1991 Page: 19
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n2382 27 Dec 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Premiere v4 n6 February 1991 Pages: 50-54
Title: Hamlet Re-VisitedAuthor: STIVERS, Cyndi Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: About Zeffirelli's work on HAMLET.
In: Screen International n756 12 May 1990 Page: 43
Title: [Screen International - n756 12 May 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v312 n38 29 May 1990 Page: 43, 49
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v312 n38 29 May 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v313 n27 25 Jul 1990 Page: 1, 20
Title: Warners going after 'Hamlet' pic with Mel Gibson.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article in the interest being shown now by various American companies in distributing the film, in spite of their initial disinterest in the picture.
In: Variety 24 Dec 1990 Pages: 37-38
Title: [Variety - 24 Dec 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v315 n28 19 Dec 1990 Page: 6, 24
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v315 n28 19 Dec 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Foreign Sales, Italian Movie Trade v14 n10/11 Oct/Nov 1989 Page: 24
Title: [Foreign Sales, Italian Movie Trade - v14 n10/11 Oct/Nov 1989: no known title]Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v307 n3 7 Apr 1989 Page: 1,65
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v307 n3 7 Apr 1989: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article in which director, Franco Zefirelli, producer Dyson Lovell and lead actor Mel Gibson talk about the making of the film.
In: Screen International n700 15 Apr 1989 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n700 15 Apr 1989: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details.
Author: Forsyth, Neil Pages: viii, 223 pages
Title: Cinematic Hamlet: the films of Olivier, Zeffirelli, Branagh, and Almereyda
Author: COOK, Patrick J. Pages: v, 257 p.
Title: Shakespeare at the cineplex: the Kenneth Branagh era
Author: CROWL, Samuel Pages: xiv, 254 p.
Title: Shakespeare in the cinema: ocular proof
Author: BUHLER, Stephen M. Pages: xi, 213p.
Title: Shakespeare into film
Author: WELSH, James M. Pages: xxxi, 248 p.
Title: Framing Shakespeare on film
Author: HOWLETT, Kathy M. Pages: xvii,255p.
Title: Hamlet
Author: DAWSON, Anthony B. Pages: 261p.
Date: 1990 (Copyright)Countries: Netherlands, USADirector: Franco Zeffirelli
Synopsis: Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Hamlet (play)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(41)
In: Empire n236 February 2009 Page: 140Title: At home/DVD reissues: HamletAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n199 January 2006 Page: 189
Title: At Home/Movies: HamletAuthor: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v34 n2 2006 Pages: 113-119
Title: Empowered by Madness: Ophelia in the Films of Kozintsev,...Author: SAYIN, TEKER, Gulsen Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Zeffirelli, and Branagh".
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v34 n2 2006 Pages: 120-129
Title: "To be or not to be" in "The Belly of the Whale"; A...Author: KHOURY, Yvette K. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...Reading of Joseph Campbell's "Modern Hero" Hypothesis in Hamlet on Film". Focuses on the Laurence Olivier, Franco Zeffirelli, Kenneth Branagh and Michael Almereyda films.
In: Empire n131 May 2000 Page: 142
Title: Videos to buyAuthor: [IN] Article type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v28 n2 2000 Pages: 101-111
Title: Gertrude's willow speech: word and film imageAuthor: SCOLNICOV, Hanna Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on Shakespeare on film, this article examines the contradictory accounts of Ophelia's death in Hamlet, looking at the Olivier (1948), Kozintsev (1964), Zeffirelli (1990) and Branagh (1996) versions.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v28 n2 2000 Pages: 112-117
Title: The effects of primacy and recency upon audience response...Author: LAKE, James H. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part of a whole issue on Shakespeare on film, this article examines audience response to Hamlet, focusing on the versions directed by Olivier (1948), Kozintsev (1964), Lyth (1984), Zeffirelli (1990) and Branagh (1996).
In: Cinéaste v24 n1 December 1998 Pages: 56-61
Title: Zeffirelli's HAMLET: The Golden Girl and a Fistful of DustAuthor: CROWL, Samuel Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: In a special supplement on 'Shakespeare in the Cinema.'
In: Creative Screenwriting v5 n2 1998 Pages: 42-53
Title: Writing Shakespeare for film: Devore/Zeffirelli's Hamlet...Author: MacDONALD, Andrew Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Some historical facts and suppositions about original Shakespeare productions are given and a brief history of film productions of Hamlet. This is followed by a comparison of Zeffirelli and Branagh's adaptations of Hamlet
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v25 n2 1997 Pages: 111-118
Title: "In the Rank Sweat of an Enseamed Bed": Sexual Aberration...Author: SIMMONS, James R Jr. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: ..."and the Paradigmatic Screen Hamlets". Argues that Hamlet's sexuality is a central issue in a number of screen versions of the play. In an issue about Shakespeare adaptations.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v25 n2 1997 Pages: 119-124
Title: Freud's Footprints in Films of HamletAuthor: WELLER, Philip Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Examines how the Oedipal nature of the Hamlet story has become fixed in the popular understanding of the play and its film versions. In an issue about Shakespeare adaptations.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v25 n2 1997 Pages: 125-131
Title: Toward an Objective Correlative: The Problem of Desire...Author: McCOMBE, John P Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: "...in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet". Argues that Zeffirelli's HAMLET lends itself to a psycho- analytical reading and loses much of the ambiguities present in the play. In an issue about Shakespeare adaptations.
In: Radio Times v283 n3694 29 Oct 1994 Page: 56
Title: FilmsAuthor: NORMAN, Barry Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief discussion on the film in relation to other Shakespeare films.
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v22 n2 1994 Pages: 136-140
Title: Breaking the Classical Barrier: Franco Zefirelli interview..Author: TIBBETTS, John Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Zefirelli interviewed, including comments on bringing Shakespeare to the screen.
In: Empire n49 July 1993 Page: 50
Title: Q&AArticle type: LetterLanguage: English
Description: Answer to a letter asking about an educational video made by Mel Gibson to tie in with the release of HAMLET
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v11 n1 Winter 1993 Pages: 36-37
Title: Three Hamlets on FilmAuthor: SHALTZ, Justin Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Comparison of three versions of HAMLET; the Tony Richardson (1969); Laurence Olivier (1948); and Franco Zeffirelli (1990), especially their depiciton of the ghost of Hamlet's father and the final duel scene.
In: Shakespeare Bulletin v11 n1 Winter 1993 Pages: 38-39
Title: "Double Exposure": The Semiotic Ramifications of Mel ....Author: QUIGLEY, Daniel Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article about the semiotic impact of casting Mel Gibson as Hamlet
In: Shakespeare on Film Newsletter v16 n2 April 1992 Pages: 1-2
Title: Zeffirelli's Hamlet and the BaroqueAuthor: IMPASTATO, David Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The Baroque influence in Zeffirelli's HAMLET.
In: Sight and Sound v2 n5 September 1992 Page: 68
Title: [Sight and Sound - v2 n5 September 1992: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Radio Times v269 n3512 13 Apr 1991 Pages: 38-39
Title: Mel's Class Act.Author: THOMPSON, Douglas Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article looking at the role of Mel Gibson in the film and at its succes amongst American students, with Gibson making public appearances and classroom visits.
In: Sight and Sound v1 n1 May 1991 Pages: 48-49
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n1 May 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Eyepiece v12 n2 Apr/May 1991 Pages: 6-9
Title: HamletAuthor: DESMOND, Kevin Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Technical details of the production.
In: Sight and Sound v1 n7 November 1991 Page: 59
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n7 November 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Shakespeare on Film Newsletter v15 n2 April 1991 Page: 1,2,12
Title: [Shakespeare on Film Newsletter - v15 n2 April 1991: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Shakespeare on Film Newsletter v15 n2 April 1991 Page: 1,2,6
Title: [Shakespeare on Film Newsletter - v15 n2 April 1991: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Precis of seminar held in October 1990, at which Mel Gibson spoke about his role.
In: Cinema Papers n83 May 1991 Page: 55, 56
Title: [Cinema Papers - n83 May 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Detailed review and credits.
In: Empire n23 May 1991 Page: 21
Title: New filmsAuthor: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n23 May 1991 Pages: 46-47
Title: The Italian jobAuthor: ERRIGO, Angie Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Franco Zeffirelli talks about directing HAMLET
In: Empire n30 December 1991 Pages: 124-125
Title: Listen up!Author: SNOW, Mat Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brief reviews of Empire's movie soundtracks of the year.
In: Films in Review v42 n3/4 Mar/Apr 1991 Page: 108, 109
Title: [Films in Review - v42 n3/4 Mar/Apr 1991: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n789 11 Jan 1991 Page: 16
Title: [Screen International - n789 11 Jan 1991: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Le Film Francais n2382 27 Dec 1991 Page: 19
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n2382 27 Dec 1991: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
In: Premiere v4 n6 February 1991 Pages: 50-54
Title: Hamlet Re-VisitedAuthor: STIVERS, Cyndi Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: About Zeffirelli's work on HAMLET.
In: Screen International n756 12 May 1990 Page: 43
Title: [Screen International - n756 12 May 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v312 n38 29 May 1990 Page: 43, 49
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v312 n38 29 May 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v313 n27 25 Jul 1990 Page: 1, 20
Title: Warners going after 'Hamlet' pic with Mel Gibson.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article in the interest being shown now by various American companies in distributing the film, in spite of their initial disinterest in the picture.
In: Variety 24 Dec 1990 Pages: 37-38
Title: [Variety - 24 Dec 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v315 n28 19 Dec 1990 Page: 6, 24
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v315 n28 19 Dec 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Foreign Sales, Italian Movie Trade v14 n10/11 Oct/Nov 1989 Page: 24
Title: [Foreign Sales, Italian Movie Trade - v14 n10/11 Oct/Nov 1989: no known title]Article type: Prod. DetailsLanguage: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v307 n3 7 Apr 1989 Page: 1,65
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v307 n3 7 Apr 1989: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article in which director, Franco Zefirelli, producer Dyson Lovell and lead actor Mel Gibson talk about the making of the film.
In: Screen International n700 15 Apr 1989 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n700 15 Apr 1989: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(7)
Title: Shakespeare the illusionist: magic, dreams, and the supernatural on filmAuthor: Forsyth, Neil Pages: viii, 223 pages
Title: Cinematic Hamlet: the films of Olivier, Zeffirelli, Branagh, and Almereyda
Author: COOK, Patrick J. Pages: v, 257 p.
Title: Shakespeare at the cineplex: the Kenneth Branagh era
Author: CROWL, Samuel Pages: xiv, 254 p.
Title: Shakespeare in the cinema: ocular proof
Author: BUHLER, Stephen M. Pages: xi, 213p.
Title: Shakespeare into film
Author: WELSH, James M. Pages: xxxi, 248 p.
Title: Framing Shakespeare on film
Author: HOWLETT, Kathy M. Pages: xvii,255p.
Title: Hamlet
Author: DAWSON, Anthony B. Pages: 261p.