Hamlet - David Tennant, Patrick Stewart, Penny Downie. Act 3, Scene 4. - Pt.2

[tokyopanda13]

This is some of Tennant's best acting, imho. That expression on Hamlet's face right before he hugs his mother...heartbreaking.

[camegadeth920]

Hilarious!!!! "Night Mother" as he drags his body away LMAO!!

[rosemccalaster]

I love how it seems as though the act of killing random people was totally normal and okay. lol. 

[wildvenisson]

I've just been cast as Laertes in a production for a charitable cause. Thanks so much for uploading this. :)

[CoolerKing37]

Not enough Picard!

[KEVINBUSCUS]

My favorite part "GOOD-NIGHT MOTHER!!!" whilst dragging a dead body out of her room. :D

[ChezJamesy]

As much as i think David Tennant is a masterful Hamlet, i must say that the actress that plays Gertrude really shines in this scene

[lexigermain]

Downie is absolutely brilliant in this scene. Her heartbreaking laugh into her sobbing is just beautifully heart wrenching.

[EdHardy2552]

when he said "come sir"

I thought he was going to say Allons-y

[Shmoofles]

gertrude is amazing. downie is exquisite in this role.

[SayhitoHannah]

It's so clever how they have incorporated all the different interpretations of Hamlet & Gertrude's relationship into one seamless blur! It makes everyone's interpretation different, which is wonderful. As to settle a previous argument, many critics have debated the question of whether Hamlet is, in fact, in love with his mother, and there is some evidence to support it, should you look deep enough.

[hatterandalice]

He is SUCH A GOOD ACTOR!!

[Singinevryday]

O my gosh... The way that David tennant can jump from one emotion to another like that is amazing. It shows how good an actor he is.

[jerseygirl1192]

1:35 - 2:00 was a perfect mix of The Doctor and Barty Crouch Jr!!!!! Gotta love David Tennant!!!!!!!!!! XD <3

[soultaker30]

I just love how he says "Good night mother!" As he casually drags a body out. Gotta love Hamlet <3 And even more so David Tennant for playing him so brilliantly : )

[StuckInMyTardis]

From 0:42-1:00 was the sexiest crying I´ve ever seen Tennant do!! omg I felt both so sad and turned on by it, he sounded so beautiful when he teared up *sigh*

[limpeh666]

Hamlet has got some fucked up mother issues

[SuperDysphoria]

What I love about this scene is Gertrude laughing at how Hamlet says goodnight, which turns immediately to tears. Possibly as she remembers that it's a sign of his 'madness'/madness. Awesomely done.

[BlackSeaProductions]

which version of hamlet do you think is the best???

[EthalaRide]

"GOOD NIGHT MOTHER!!!" oh jeez, David Tennant is sooo good!

[popcantoo]

I don't like how it seems like the two could start making out any second

oh, and Hamlet wasn't really mad. He was pretending :)

[emergencyCALL911]

@popcantoo

No it doesn't. They don't seem like anything to me but a mother and son comforting each other.

[SuperDysphoria]

@popcantoo That's only one perception. He could be pretending, and probably was. Or he was only pretending in certain points. Could have had delusions of the ghost in this scene, because before, others saw the ghost, but here only Hamlet sees it. It's all perception. Still, it's never really been said outright that he's pretending. Could even be a self-fulfilling prophecy XD

[MJlover3307]

blow them at the moon oooooh- 1:47 -he sounds so like the doctor

[kataraXoXo]

"blow them at the moooon, ooooh" - sounds like such a doctor thing to say :) especially when he says moon XD Judoon Platoon Upon The Moon

[TheOriginalSmudge]

Good night, mother!! *drags body away*

...hilarious.

[kittenspit]

"I'll lug the guts into the neighbor room. Night mother!" I LOVE THIS SCENE! It's so serious and beautiful and then Hamlet yells goodnight to his mother as he disposes of a body. Yes yes, nothing new do this all the time. XD

[TheDoctorDances63]

'Blow them at the moon!' sounds so much like the doctor

[yanokogarra555]

All hte actors in this are brilliant! They are one of the best I've seen. <3

[QueenAlyss]

I love how he cheerily shouts "Night mother!" as he drags Polonius away. Really captures the insanity of Hamlet.

[eamon1w]

@QueenAlyss Yep, Tennant is so good at showing the moments of theatrical absurdity, he really plays for the audience

[whichonespink357]

I love when he suddenly hugs Gertrude. Just the way he snaps from angry/psychotic to a sad little boy- its a really moving mother/son moment.

[andretchaikowskycom]

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[CheradineFans]

1:48 blow then at the moon? haha

but his smile oh i melted <3

[jhart722]

When she lets out that laugh at the end that instantly turns into a cry of anguish...it's just heartwrenching. What an amazing scene.

[obsessed09]

Of course I adore DT as Hamlet; a brilliant, brilliant performance. But I have to give credit to Penny Downie (sp?) as well for her acting in this scene. The issue of incestuous relations and murder aside, you can totally tell that she's heartbroken over the fact that her son has (apparently) gone insane. It's a true mother's performance, sorrowful over how far her child has fallen.

[pepperonimermaid]

@obsessed09 I accidentally voted negative on this, and I meant to give it a thumbs up. Don't know what it's worth, but sorry? Hahaha, I guess...?

[obsessed09]

lol thanks!

[Keeltrice]

this what happens when you pretend to be mad I guess, people actually believe you are, and then when you tell them you arent really mad they just think you completely lost it

[rent907]

Thank you so much for posting this

DT is my favorite actor and Hamlet is my favorite Shakespearean piece but im from the states so i cant get it.

[harwetopa]

It will be aired on PBS Wednesday, April 28 at 8 pm. Check your local listings. Furthermore, Amazon is taking pre-orders for its May 4 release in the US.

[toontoosh]

poor Hamlet :(

[jessesternum]

all these lil things that remind u of the doctor r because they're obviously habits of his own that he puts into multiple characters he portrays because remember the doctor changes depending on who's portraying him so these aren't doctor qualities just DT qualities

[myrickman]

@jessesternum

Exactly what I was trying to purvey.

[tygortora]

@jessesternum quirkiness certainly seems to be his forte. You can tell he's enjoying it, too, because of those little bits that I'll be willing to bet weren't actually scripted, but just that he thought to toss in.

[YuukiHyouketsu]

@jessesternum yea a lot of actors seem to add an overall personality to their character...especially Elijah wood, another actor that i love ^^

[LilyPhoenix333]

"I am not in madness, but mad in craft."

H was born to do Shakespeare. Love this man!

[DTgirl1122]

lol@ HarlequinRaven i agree with you is is such a grea actor u can kind of understad wh y they have gone mad but i meen i would!love u DT its ven in the name<3

[MsWholigan]

She's good, you know.

[xsugarlumpsx]

david tennant is truly genius in this part...i absolutely love him...

[HarlequinRaven]

When he says "blow them at the moon" and then gasps I am TOTALLY reminded of the Doctor. xD But what I love about DT is that every single part he plays he makes different from every other. :) He's a brilliantly mad Hamlet.

[xoxodavidtennantxoxo]

@HarlequinRaven i agreee its such a doctor thing to say!! plus the noise he makes afterwards :P i love DT as hamlet, he plays the part to perfection =]

[ummdaisy]

What a fantastic scene. And well played by both. I love the incestuous undercurrents between Hamlet and Gertrude, it's so horrifying and twisted. Wish I could see this production in full. Perhaps I'll buy the DVD.

[shmoogle14]

Is it available on DVD? If so, I'd LOVE to get it!

[JohnCartney]

Yes, it's out on DVD here in the UK. Couldn't see it on Amazon's US site though. You could probably import it from Amazon UK, just make sure you have a player that can play PAL format dvd's.

[harwetopa]

Amazon US is currently taking pre-release orders. It will be released May 4.

[gabiace12]

Urghh I NEED them to play this in Australia.. it's amazing. Thanks for the upload =)

[bananas1and2]

These two are just brilliant.

[Estetus]

For some reason, it just goes "an error ocured" when I'm trying to watch this... 0.o

I don't know why, and it makes me so frustrated! I really want to see this clip... :(

[Estetus]

@Estetus

Oh, don't worry, it works now. ^^

Great clip!! :D

[JaiCat]

This is beautiful!

[jen171188]

Where did you find this online? I've been looking for it everywhere!?

[JohnCartney]

I bought the DVD myself and just ripped and encoded this bit as it's my favourite scene.

[jen171188]

Ah ok. I'll probably end up buying it too! I love Hamlet so much! It's my favourite Shakespeare play by far!

[shmoogle14]

Where did you get the DVD? Do you know if it is available in the US?

[rent907]

@shmoogle14

there are only region II DVDs in production as of right now

RSC said they were looking into region I which will play in US DVD players while region II will not.

[harwetopa]

May 4. Amazon US is currently taking pre-release orders.

[MlleTimeLord]

@JohnCartney thanks man

[fairiegirl2992]

@jen171188 it's on PBS online on the great performance section.