... unadulterated adaptation. Of course, in order to produce the 1 hour 15 running time, even shorter than Zefferelli's action-hero Hamlet (1990), which suffered as Vogue had it, not cutting but "axplay", much is removed. However, although shorter than Zefferelli's effort, the inclusion of the text's political aspect (in Fortinbras ... (in fragments) on video, interspersed with imagery of the prince toying with a gun (a blunt existential image), which he plays and replays as if considering it's construction. This consideration of the speech is later confirmed when the speech (occurring at ...

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