Movie

Hamlet Act (1982)

• February 16, 1982
• 21m

Overview

Experimental filmmaker Robert Nelson brings his characteristic wit to this restaging of the famous “play rehearsal” scene from Hamlet, breaking down the barriers between film, theatre, performance, and creation. “Hamlet Act demonstrates what can be done when a film text is made to oppose a theatrical text, creating a new synthesis. . . Hamlet, caught in the web of psychological forces, is seen through his position between film/video/theatre, as a metaphor for contemporary technology.

Director

Robert Nelson

Starring

Dick Blau, Dave Fisher, Bob Whitney