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Hamlet / Kline, New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive)
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	List Price: $24.99 Our Price: $22.99 You Save: $2 *Features* • Color • Full Screen • NTSC In Theaters : 1990 DVD Release : 18 September, 2001
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Hamlet / Kline, New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive) description
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

Hamlet / Kline, New York Shakespeare Festival (Broadway Theatre Archive) Customer Reviews

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I've Waited For This For Over 10 Years

As it says in my profile, I love almost everything Shakespearian. I saw this production on PBS's Great Performances, back in 1990, & I've been looking for it in some form ever since. So when I found it on DVD at Amazon.com I leaped at it.

Hamlet (Kevin Kline) Prince of Denmark, returns home when his father is killed. There he learns that his ambitious uncle has married the widdowed Queen & claimed Hamlet's throne for himself. Haunted by his father's ghost & his own need for revenge, Hamlet's torment leads to the most inspired poetry in all of Shakespeare.

I loved the modern dress & that there are some African-American cast members.

The only problem I find with the DVD is that there are no real special features. They give you a filmography of the cast, but that's it.

But the play is brilliant! Well worth the price!

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