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Hamlet (2009 Film)
''Hamlet'' is a 2009 television film adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2008 modern-dress stage production of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, aired on BBC Two on 26 December 2009. It was broadcast by PBS' ''Great Performances'' in the United States on 28 April 2010. Directed by Gregory Doran, it features the original stage cast of David Tennant in the title role of Prince Hamlet, Patrick Stewart as both King Claudius and the ghost of Hamlet's father, Penny Downie as Queen Gertrude, Mariah Gale as Ophelia, Edward Bennett as Laertes, Oliver Ford Davies as Polonius, and Peter de Jersey as Horatio. Production The production was filmed with a single-camera setup, using the pioneering RED One camera technology. Cast * Prince Hamlet — David Tennant * King Claudius / King Hamlet — Patrick Stewart * Queen Gertrude — Penny Downie * Ophelia — Mariah Gale * Horatio — Peter de Jersey * Laertes — Edward Bennett * Polonius — Oliver Ford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragedy
A tragedy is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a tragic hero, main character or cast of characters. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a "pain [that] awakens pleasure,” for the audience. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term ''tragedy'' often refers to a specific Poetic tradition, tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western culture, Western civilization. That tradition has been multiple and discontinuous, yet the term has often been used to invoke a powerful effect of cultural identity and historical continuity—"the Classical Athens, Greeks and the Elizabethan era, Elizabethans, in one cultural form; Hellenistic civilization, Hellenes and Christians, in a common activity," as Raymond Williams puts it. Originating in the theatre of ancient Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariah Gale
Mariah Gale (born c.1980) is a British actress of film, stage and television. Early life She was born in Australia to an Australian mother and British father, both architects. She grew up in her father's native United Kingdom. She studied at University of Birmingham and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Career Gale was a member of The Royal Shakespeare Company's 2009–2011 ensemble. The critic Michael Coveney described her as "brilliant at the adolescent sulkiness of Juliet". Awards She won the 2006 Ian Charleson Award for her performances in '' Twelfth Night'' and '' 'Tis Pity She's a Whore''. Credits *''Henry VI: Open Rehearsal Project,'' ''Henry VI: Rebellion'', ''Wars of the Roses'' and ''Richard III'' (2022, RSC) as Margaret *''The Grain Store'' (2009, RSC) as Masha *''Doctor Who'' (2017) as Eliza, episode " Knock Knock" *'' Broadchurch'' (2017) as Caroline Hughes, series 3 *''Wendy & Peter Pan'' (2022, RSC) as Wendy *'' Father Brown'' (2017) as Agnes Lesser, epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gravediggers
The Gravediggers (or Clowns) are examples of Shakespearean fools (also known as clowns or jesters), a recurring type of character in Shakespeare's plays. Like most Shakespearean fools, the Gravediggers are peasants or commoners that use their great wit and intellect to get the better of their superiors, other people of higher social status, and each other. The Gravediggers appear briefly in Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet'', making their only appearance at the beginning of Act V, scene i. They are first encountered as they are digging a grave for the newly deceased Ophelia, discussing whether she deserves a Christian burial after having killed herself. Soon, Hamlet enters and engages in a quick dialogue with the first Gravedigger. The beat ends with Hamlet's speech regarding the circle of life prompted by his discovery of the skull of his father's beloved jester, Yorick. Detailed summary The penultimate scene of the play begins with the two clowns digging a grave for the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Davey (actor)
Thomas Davey may refer to: * Thomas Davey (governor) (1758–1823), second Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemens Land * Thomas Davey (New Zealand politician) (1856–1934), MP for Christchurch and Christchurch East * Thomas Davey (mayor) (1844–1928), Lord Mayor of Melbourne * Tom Davey (baseball) Thomas Joseph Davey (born September 11, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. At 6'7", Davey was a right-handed relief pitcher for three years with the Toronto Blue Jays (), Seattle Mariners (1999), and San Diego Padres (–) ... (born 1973), American baseball player * Tom Davey (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1907), Australian rules footballer with Melbourne * Tom Davey (footballer, born 1916) (1916–1978), Australian rules footballer with Hawthorn See also * Thomas Davy (other) {{hndis, Davey, Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Alexander (actor)
Samuel Alexander (1859–1938) was an Australian-born British philosopher. Samuel Alexander may also refer to: * Samuel Alexander (banker), English banker * Samuel David Alexander (1862–1943), Croatian industrialist and philanthropist * Samuel Davies Alexander (1819–1894), Presbyterian minister. * Samuel N. Alexander (1910–1967), American computer pioneer * Samuel Thomas Alexander (1836–1904), founder of Alexander & Baldwin on Maui *Samuel Kern Alexander (born 1939), American educational theorist and university president *Nova (Sam Alexander) Nova (Sam Alexander) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, a space-faring member of the intergalactic police force known as the Nova Corps, was created in 2011 by writer Jeph Loeb and artist ..., Marvel Comics character * Sam Alexander (Royal Marine) (Samuel Giles William Alexander, 1982−2011) * Chuffie Alexander (Samuel Alexander, 1902–1989), American baseball player See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosencrantz And Guildenstern
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet''. They are childhood friends of Hamlet, summoned by King Claudius to distract the prince from his apparent madness and if possible to ascertain the cause of it. The characters were revived in W. S. Gilbert's satire, '' Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', and as the alienated heroes of Tom Stoppard's absurdist play, '' Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'', which was adapted into a film. Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' Names '' Rosencrantz'' ("rose wreath") and '' Gyldenstjerne/Gyllenstierna'' ("golden star") were names of Danish (and Norwegian, and Swedish) noble families of the 16th century; records of the Danish royal coronation of 1596 show that one tenth of the aristocrats participating bore one or the other name. James Voelkel suggests that the characters were named after Frederik Rosenkrantz and Knud Gyldenstierne, cousins of Tycho Brahe who had visited England in 1592. When James VI and I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Digital Cinema Camera Company
Red Digital Cinema, LLC is an American camera manufacturer specializing in digital cinematography headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California, United States. It has been owned by Nikon since April 2024. The company has studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and has offices in London, Shanghai, and Singapore as well as retail stores in Hollywood, New York City, and Miami. In addition it has various authorized resellers and service centers around the world. History Red Digital Cinema was founded by Jim Jannard, who previously founded Oakley, Inc., Oakley. As a self-described "camera fanatic" owning over 1,000 models, Jannard started the company with the intent to deliver a (relatively) affordable 4K resolution, 4K digital cinema camera. Jannard dates the idea to a time when he bought a Sony HDR-FX1 video camera and learned that the files had to be converted with software from Lumiere HD and were not viewable on Mac OS. Lumiere HD's owner Frederic Lumiere collaborated with Jannard on d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-camera Setup
In filmmaking, television production and video production, the single-camera setup or single-camera mode of production (also known as portable single crew, portable single camera or single-cam) is a method in which all of the various shots and camera angles are taken using the same camera. The single-camera setup originally developed during the birth of the Classical Hollywood cinema in the 1910s and has remained the standard mode of production for cinema. In television production, both single-camera and multiple-camera setup, multiple-camera methods are commonly used. Description In this setup, all of the various shots and camera angles are taken using the same camera, or multiple cameras pointed in one direction, which are moved and reset to get a new angle. If a scene cuts back and forth between actor A and actor B, the director will first point the camera toward A and run part or all of the scene from this angle, then move the camera to point at B, relight, and then run the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horatio (character)
Horatio is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet''. He was present on the field when King Hamlet (the father of the main character, Prince Hamlet) defeated Fortinbras (the king of Norway), and he has travelled to court from the University of Wittenberg (where he was familiar with Prince Hamlet) for the funeral of King Hamlet. Hamlet is glad to see him, and Horatio remains at court without official appointment, simply as "Hamlet's friend". He is on relatively familiar terms with other characters. For example, when Gertrude (the queen) is reluctant to admit the "distract" Ophelia, she changes her mind following Horatio's advice. Hamlet has departed for England by this point, and is not supposed to return. Horatio is not directly involved in any intrigue at the court, but he makes a good foil and sounding board for Hamlet. Being from Wittenberg, a university that defined the institutional switch from theology to humanism, Horatio epitomizes the early modern fusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter De Jersey
Peter de Jersey (born 1965) is a British actor. He has played roles in television, including the long-time recurring role of "Jerome Taylor" in ''The Bill'', and roles in ''Broadchurch'' and ''Warrior Nun''. Career From 2000 to 2003, de Jersey played Steve Waring in ''Holby City'', until the character was involved in a car crash and subsequently died in hospital. Other television appearances include ''Doctors'' and ''Dalziel and Pascoe''. In the ''New Tricks'' episode "Father's Pride", he appeared alongside fellow ''Holby City'' actor Jeremy Sheffield. He played Frances Tomelty’s murdered husband in a 2020 episode of ''Death in Paradise''. He appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2008–09, where his parts included Orlando to Samantha Bond's Rosalind, Horatio to David Tennant's Hamlet, and Oberon in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Having performed with the National Theatre in Helen Edmundson's adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's ''War and Peace'', de Jersey was praised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polonius
Polonius is a character in William Shakespeare's play ''Hamlet''. He is the chief counsellor of the play's ultimate villain, Claudius, and the father of Laertes and Ophelia. Generally regarded as wrong in every judgment he makes over the course of the play, Polonius is described by William Hazlitt as a "sincere" father, but also "a busy-body, hois accordingly officious, garrulous, and impertinent". In Act II, Hamlet refers to Polonius as a "tedious old fool" and taunts him as a latter day " Jephtha". Polonius connives with Claudius to spy on Hamlet. Hamlet unknowingly kills Polonius, provoking Ophelia's descent into madness, ultimately resulting in her (probable) suicide and the climax of the play: a duel between Laertes and Hamlet. Character Father of Ophelia and Laertes, and counsellor to King Claudius, he is described as a windbag by some and a rambler of wisdom by others. It has also been suggested that he only acts like a "foolish prating knave" to keep his position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Ford Davies
Oliver Robert Ford Davies (born 12 August 1939) is an English actor, theatre historian, director, playwright, and writer. He is best known for his extensive theatre work, and to a broader audience for his role as Sio Bibble in ''Star Wars'' Episodes I to III. He is also known for his role as Maester Cressen in HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. Early life and education Oliver Robert Ford Davies was born in Ealing, Middlesex, England on 12 August 1939. His father was a teacher. He attended the King's School, Canterbury. Aged 11, he performed in a school play, '' Richard of Bordeaux'', and found that he . In 1956 he joined the eminent Ealing amateur company Questors. He won a scholarship to Merton College, Oxford, where he read history and became president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society. After obtaining his DPhil, he did a postgraduate teaching qualification. From 1964 Davies worked as a history lecturer at the University of Edinburgh before taking up acting prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
