Hamlet [Blu-ray]

[Machine Translation] The best of Shakespeare's plays adapted to film by the famous actor Laurence Olivier! The 1948 Academy Award winner in five categories (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Art Direction, Best Set Design, Best Costume Design), the Grand Prix at the 1948 Venice International Film Festival, the 1948 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film, and the 1948 British Academy Award for Best Picture, is finally being released on Blu-ray for the first time! The Blu-ray edition includes original extras such as a collection of famous scenes, filming scenery, and a photo gallery of costumes and costume drawings. Large print subtitles are also provided for senior users. Hamlet, a prince of Denmark, learns from the ghost of his father that his death was caused by poisoning by his uncle Claudius, the new king. In revenge for his father, Hamlet feigns madness not only to those around him but also to his beloved Ophelia. One day, in order to obtain evidence of his father's murder, he has a traveling actor play the role of "Gonzago's killer" to see how Claudius reacts. Claudius, unable to bear to watch, orders the play to be cancelled, and Ofelia, the daughter of his chief advisor Bolognius, goes mad from the shock.

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名優ローレンス・オリヴィエが映像化した、シェイクスピア戯曲の最高峰! 1948年アカデミー賞5部門 (作品賞、主演男優賞、美術監督賞、美術装置賞、衣装デザイン賞)、1948年ヴェネチア国際映画祭グランプリ、1948年ゴールデン・グローブ外国映画賞、1948年英国アカデミー賞作品賞に輝く名作が遂に初ブルーレイ化! 名シーン集、撮影風景、コスチューム&コスチューム画のフォトギャラリー等ブルーレイだけのオリジナル特典を挿入。シニアユーザーの為に大活字字幕も用意。 デンマークの王子ハムレットは、父の亡霊からその死が、新たに国王となった叔父クローディアスによる毒殺であることを知る。父への復讐のため、周囲はもちろん、愛するオフィーリアにもにも狂気を装うハムレット。ある日、彼は父殺しの証拠を得るため、旅役者に"ゴンサゴ殺し"を演じさせ、クローディアスの反応を図ろうとする。見るに耐えないクローディアスは演劇中止を命じ、重臣ボローニアスの娘オフェーリアはそのショックから狂ってしまう。