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The Fifth Hamlet (2009)
Directed by Mārtiņš Eihe, Krista Burāne
Documentary · 55m
What does the question “to be or not to be?” mean? 86 year-old director Olģerts Kroders stages his fourth production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet at the Valmiera Drama Theatre. The theatre is more than merely his occupation, for he not only works there but also spends all of his time in it. The film depicts his routine and the rehearsal process up until the premiere, and provokes a dialogue using the four actors who have all played Hamlet in the different productions. Kroders’s life and the lives of the actors tell the history of Latvia and the fates of different generations.
Cast
Oļgerts Kroders
Crew
- Director
- Mārtiņš Eihe, Krista Burāne
- Writer
- Krista Burāne
- Director of Photography
- Inese Apse
- Editor
- Krista Burāne
- Producer
- Mārtiņš Eihe, Haralds Matulis, Krista Burāne
Details
- Original title
- Piektais Hamlets
- Release date
- 2009-01-14
- Runtime
- 55m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- LV
- Countries
- Latvia
- Production
- Latvijas Kultūras akadēmija, Nomadi