Ophelia (2018)
- Directed by
- Claire McCarthy
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 609 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet from Ophelia's point of view. It follows her story as she navigates love, family, and madness in the Danish court.
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What happens
Ophelia is a 2018 historical drama film directed by Claire McCarthy and written by Semi Chellas about the character of the same name from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Based on the 2006 novel by Lisa Klein, the film follows the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective. It stars Daisy Ridley in the title role, alongside Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, George MacKay, Tom Felton and Devon Terrell. The dialogue is in modern English. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and had a limited theatrical run on June 28, 2019, followed by a VOD release on July 2, 2019 by IFC Films. Critical reception was mixed and the film's Rotten Tomatoes' score has been accused of being manipulated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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