Ophelia
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In this curious and inventive drama, director and co-writer Claude Chabrol purloins the Hamlet story from a certain Elizabethan bard, and has his characters move along the same plot outlines. Yvan (Andre Jocelyn) is overcome by grief when his father, a noted businessman, dies and is buried in their small town. Yvan's anger boils up as he watches his mother flirt with his father's brother, and he only feels worse when the two get married. The small-minded, gossiping townspeople carry on behind his back and one day, when Yvan sees a theater marquee advertising "Hamlet" he decides to set out proving that his mother and his father's brother connived to poison his father. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, RoviCast
- Alida Valli - Claudia Lesurf
- André Jocelyn - Yvan Lesurf
- Juliette Mayniel - Lucie
- Claude Cerval - Adrien Lesurf
- Sacha Briquet - Gravedigger
Credit
Claude Chabrol - Director, Jacques Gaillard - Editor, Pierre Jansen - Composer (Music Score), André Girard - Musical Direction/Supervision, Jean Rabier - Cinematographer, Paul Gégauff - Screenwriter, Claude Chabrol - Screenwriter, Martial Matthieu - Screenwriter, William Shakespeare - Play Author| Opfergang (1944 Film), Opeth: The Roundhouse Tapes (2006 Film) | |
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| Ophelia | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claude Chabrol |
| Written by | Claude Chabrol Paul Gégauff |
| Starring | André Jocelyn Alida Valli Claude Cerval |
| Cinematography | Jean Rabier |
| Release date(s) | 1963 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Ophelia is a 1963 French film directed by Claude Chabrol. Its story mirrors that of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Plot
Yvan's father has recently died and his mother, Claudia, marries her husband's brother, Adrien. Yvan refuses to accept the new marriage and descends into a fantasy world where he believes that his mother and his uncle are responsible for the death of his father. Then Adrian suddenly dies and Yvan learns his uncle's true identity.
Cast
- Alida Valli as Claudia Lesurf
- Claude Cerval as Adrien Lesurf
- André Jocelyn as Yvan Lesurf
- Juliette Mayniel as Lucie
- Robert Burnier as Andre Lagrange
- Jean-Louis Maury as Sparkos
- Sacha Briquet as Gravedigger
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