Le duel d'Hamlet

A brief, theatrical clash of blades, staged and stiff, more a historical curiosity than a story you sink into.

Directed by

Clément Maurice

Genres

Drama

Starring

Sarah Bernhardt, Pierre Magnier

Overview

The movie consists solely of a saber fight. Bernhardt plays a cross-gender Hamlet, and Pierre Magnier is her fellow duelist, Laertes. A few bystanders, in Rennaissance dress, stand off to the right of the screen, and in the background, next to a painted backdrop.

How it feels

Tense, earnest and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Revenge, death, betrayal, fate

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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