Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama.
After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.
In the midst of this terrible personal tragedy, Shakespeare, in deep despair and grief, begins to write Hamlet, one of the great dramas of literary history.
“The cinematography by Łukasz Żal is beautiful and pellucid and Max Richter’s score swarms all around the action. It is a film that moves because of the performances which are so absorbing” – Peter Bradshaw – The Guardian
“It is a pleasure to see the full breadth of Mescal’s range, from seductive to shattered. It’s Buckley, though, who wholly envelops the film, giving staggering breath and body to Hamnet’s portrait of loss. She is nothing short of a wonder“ Richard Lawson – The Guardian
Englische Originalfassung mit Deutschem Untertitel
UK 2025; 125 min.; Director: Chloé Zhao
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson a. o.
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