Hamlet (70mm)

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Dir. Kenneth Branagh. 1996, 238 mins. 70mm with intermission. With Kenneth Branagh, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Michael Maloney, Derek Jacobi, Richard Briers, Judi Dench, Gérard Depardieu, Richard Attenborough, Brian Blessed, Billy Crystal, Robin Wiliams, John Gielgud, Rufus Sewell, Timothy Spall, Charlton Heston. Though it’s one of the most frequently adapted works in the history of cinema, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet had never been filmed in its complete unabridged version—until Kenneth Branagh went about the task for this lavish, star-studded 1996 production. Set within the vast, cold interiors of a vaguely 19th-century manor, this magnificent adaptation stars Branagh as the melancholy son of the Danish court, along with a Who’s Who of late 20th-century master thespians, including Christie, Jacobi, Dench, Depardieu, Gielgud, and a young Winslet as the aggrieved Ophelia, all captured in sumptuous 70mm. Tickets: $25 / 25% discount for MoMI members. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership.