The Bard speaks powerfully in director/co-writer Chloé Zhao’s gut-wrenching “Hamnet.” This slow-moving drama imagines the origins of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” focusing on the personal tragedy that may have inspired the play.

Film Details

Director: Chloé Zhao

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Zac Wishart, James Lintern, Joe Allyn, Justine Mitchell, David Wilmot, and Emily Watson

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Running Time: 2 hours, 5 minutes

Available in theatrical release

Review Rating: 8/10

Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 bestseller of the same name, the movie follows a young Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) as he encounters and falls for his eventual wife Agnes (Jessie Buckley). Consistent with Zhao’s brand of earthy authenticity marked by her attention to the quiet, internal thoughts of her subjec

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