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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991 · 117 min

A witty, philosophical tragicomedy that makes you ponder fate and existence while wandering through a Shakespearean backdrop.

Tagline: A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.
Overview: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.
How it feels: Absurd, melancholic, satirical and dark. Measured and demanding.
About: Fate, identity, death, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: fate
identity
death
isolation
art
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild