Krejčířová, Kateřina

The thesis deals with the film adaptations of William Shakespeare's Hamlet; a multi- layered and deeply ambiguous play. Its innate ambiguity pushes directors to take widely differing stances. The thesis looks at different approaches and contrasts their effectiveness. The aspects of the play different directors chose to highlight and with what result is also taken into consideration. By close watching of selected adaptations, the thesis observes the impact of different aspects of the films such as the acting styles, casting, setting and music. The role of the elements unique to film is also examined. Among them are close-up, distance and camera angle, the tempo of editing, and juxtaposition of shots and the use of flashbacks. The thesis discusses the general issues connected with adapting play-texts into the medium of a film. It will also focus on instances within the particular adaptations that demonstrate the shift between the two means of convening a story. The thesis will be limited to the English language adaptations with one exception: Grigori Kozintsev's 1964 version based upon Boris Pasternak's translation into Russian. The thesis pays close attention to the way Kozintsev uses the film to capture the dynamics of a totalitarian state and its impact on society. He highlights the notion of...

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