Drama · Yugoslavia · 1974 · 1h 36m

A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja

Predstava Hamleta u Mrduši Donjoj

A Performance of Hamlet in the Village of Mrdusa Donja poster
Director
Krsto Papić
Cast
Rade Šerbedžija as Joco / Hamlet Milena Dravić as Anđa / Ofelija Krešimir Zidarić as Bukara / Kralj Fabijan Šovagović as Učitelj Andro Izet Hajdarhodžić as Jocin otac Ljubiša Samardžić as Mačak
Crew
Vjenceslav Orešković — Director of Photography Ivo Brešan — Screenplay Krsto Papić — Writer Željko Senečić — Costume Design
Synopsis

A corrupt village commissar insists on mounting a production of Hamlet. The clever local teacher, however, casts the son of a man framed for theft as Hamlet, and the commissar as the usurping king, leading to a climax of truly Shakespearean proportions.

Mood & Themes
yugoslaviahamletsmall villagedalmatia
Key Collaborators
Krsto Papić Director Vjenceslav Orešković Director of Photography Ivo Brešan Screenplay Krsto Papić Writer Željko Senečić Costume Design
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