One Hamlet Less

One Hamlet Less
An image of one hamlet less
Directed byCarmelo Bene
Written byCarmelo Bene
Based onHamlet
by William Shakespeare
Produced byAnna Maria Papi
StarringCarmelo Bene
Narrated byCarmelo Bene
CinematographyMario Masini
Edited byMauro Contini
Music byCarmelo Bene
Release date
  • 21 May 1973 (1973-05-21)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

One Hamlet Less (Italian: Un Amleto di meno) is a 1973 Italian drama film directed by Carmelo Bene. It was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Carmelo Bene is the director of a theater company that runs around various theaters in Europe, staging William Shakespeare's Hamlet. He himself also appears in real life to behave as the Prince of Denmark disinherited by his uncle and the whole of society; so immediately these situations merge with the actual plot of Shakespeare's work. Hamlet becomes an inept and becomes aware of it, although he manages to recover his throne usurped by the cruel uncle Claudio who killed his father. Kate is the only reason for life for Hamlet who, after her untimely death, celebrates her a curious funeral, declaring to the grave that she did well to die, not to exist thanks to his help.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: One Hamlet Less". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 18 April 2009.