What happens when Oscar Isaac loses his mind in the best way possible?
Actor Oscar Isaac takes on the iconic role of Shakespeare's Danish prince in an intimate look at his preparation and performance at NYC's Public Theater.
Acting
Isaac's physical transformation into grief itself.
Direction
Lind's refusal to separate the man from the mask.
Sound
Reijseger's cello scoring the unraveling mind.
Director
Elvira Lind
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Isaac and director Elvira Lind are married; she filmed their actual arguments about his obsessive preparation.
This continues the Public Theater's tradition of radical Hamlets—remember Sam Waterston's 1975 nude Ophelia funeral? This is weirder.
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