![]() My favourite film version is still the 1948 Laurence Olivier version. This version when performed live is by far and away my favourite. Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king. I have seen Hamlet performed live a dozen times and have left before the end on at least six occasions. With John Laurie, Esmond Knight, Anthony Quayle, Niall MacGinnis. The cast is absolutely superb and I do mean the entire cast, not only the big name leads.The delivery of the dialogue is so beautifully done that even a Shakespeare novice will understand what is being conveyed. All that said, this is a tremendous production, the comedy is brought to the fore which makes the tragedy even more profound. I also feel that the nature of filming in close up and multi angle sometime gets the viewer too close to the characters. The DVD version is a very good representation of the stage version but it lacks the magic of watching a live production, the interaction that the characters have with the audience, the emotional responses of a theatre full of people that allows you as an individual to show greater emotion than sitting in front of a TV. It was spellbinding, every actor on the stage was immaculate in their performance, the audience laughed and cried openly. ![]() I was fortunate enough to see one of the previews this production on stage while David Tennant was still fit. ![]()
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