The play Shakespeare called "Hamlet" has been reimagined as a new film called "Ophelia." Critic Bob Mondello says its leading lady sees the world a little differently than the sweet prince did.

How Popular Is the Name Ophelia? The name Ophelia was not uncommon in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th ...

Often a modern take on a classic will go awry, but Micheal Sexton’s brilliant vision creates a phenomenal retelling of Hamlet ...

The tragic demise of Hamlet and Ophelia, driven by revenge and resulting in a watery end, were echoed by the death of two characters. Belinda's departure, set to Billy Preston's "Nothing From ...

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From the Danish prince’s existential philosophizing to Ophelia’s devastating break from reality, Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is a gold mine of powerful speeches—the brooding titular ...

There is also a strong suggestion, in this film Hamlet, that the movies have more than an enlarged medium to give to Shakespeare. A young (19) actress named Jean Simmons, who plays Ophelia ...

Two highlights are Hamlet’s break-up duet with Ophelia and his accusatory dance with his mother, both violent, the second, oddly, as sexually charged as the first. Or perhaps that’s the point.

This is I, Hamlet. You know the drama, but you've never seen “Hamlet ” like this before. Get thee to a nunnery. Look for the tragedy of “Hamlet. ” And now I'll do it.

It is art.” A number of social media users compared the visuals to John Everett Millais’ famous painting of Ophelia from Hamlet floating in the water, surrounded by flowers. “I know Adele ...

The Big Ideas: What Is Reality? With doubt and melancholy, Hamlet and Ophelia faced a reality as wrenching as our own. By Simon Critchley Mr. Critchley is a professor of philosophy. This essay is ...