Comparing "What a Piece of Work is a Man" from Hamlet. (Part 1 of 3)

[YPSILONZ]

I'm a big fan of Branagh and i consider his Hamlet to be the greatest film ever, but I have to admit that Hawke's soliloquie moves me to tears. It has to do with the direction too of course.

Generally I want to note that it is not fair to judge a performance not having watched the whole film first to sense the atmosphere. How can you judge Iain Glen's delivery (how noble in reason - burp! --LOL!) if you don't know he plays in a comedy for example.

[TulseLuper]

That's my grandfather in the Burton Hamlet. He's wearing the lighter jacket. He would later go on to write Letters from an Actor about his experiences in that production.

[universeiswise]

@TulseLuper excellent tell us more it was 1964 but where was it played? In the RSC theatre at Stratford??

[TulseLuper]

@universeiswise I don't know the specific venues off the top of my head; I know they started in Toronto, had a brief run in Boston, and then moved onto Broadway where they ran for 137 performances right in the middle of Burton/Taylor mania. But the book talks all about the experience of doing the show, shares some of Burton's great drunken anecdotes, and I think (as unbiased as I can be) is essential reading for anyone who wants to be a stage actor.

[cooldaddyjames]

where is the picard scene

[JohnKFisher]

@cooldaddyjames Like the descrip says:

"Part 3 includes:

Sir Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Hide and Q" - 1987)" :-)