5-11-22. Thank you for the vid!!! “Oh what a great tragedy, and peril to the universal intellect, there are but 33 posts to this video!!”, yet I shall never allow people to forget this fantastic... Cheers to all good people
Never been a Gielgud follower, but thought this Hamlet interpretation of "Hamlet" extremely enlightening and made me think again about Gielguds intelligent and convincing new interpretation of Hamlet's mind. Thank you.
"Many actors have thought it should be almost a love scene with the mother, which I don't see at all myself [...]" Finally. Someone who understands Hamlet.
Change in Hamlet. Until Kenneth Branagh’s four hour, complete version I had never seen the entire play and Hamlet seemed to be a psychotic murderer. The complete play gives a much better view of Hamlet. Possibly this is because I have only seen screen versions, but four hours is even long for stage. When Kenneth Branagh’s version came to Portland it was only shown in one small, 300 seat theater. The film ran one afternoon, and two evening showings. These showings were each sold out for the three weeks the theater was allowed to keep it. My 25 year old son, his girl friends, and four of my middle age friends saw it twice together, and were ready to go again if it had not been ripped from the theater unwilling. My son, I, and each couple we went with bought the DVD as soon as it came out even though over a year had passed before Kenneth managed to get it made. I would have bought the VHS if one had existed.
Yeah, Branagh's Hamlet is the best film adaptation ever of Shakespeare, IMO. You could literally turn off the sound and still follow the plot because it is so visual & cinematic.
Hamlet's father Was not the reigning monarch. Gertrude was. She did not have to re-marry. Any male relative including Hamlet himself could be her co-ruler. No wonder he was so much angered. The only true picture of Hamlet we have is Ophelia's own soliloquy which is nearly always left out.
The titles of the individual sections must be computer-generated. The second to last part labeled "Hamelet sees the eighties" should read "Hamlet sees Laertes"
Hello, just a cheeky one, kind of. I have just completed Act 1, Scene 1, of "Hamlet" involving cats on my channel, if anybody is interested to see. Please be gentle, it's ny first time (at trying to make a video!) 💕
Better to hear him speak at his own pace than to have him over-rely on uhs and ums, or constantly repeat and interrupt himself in an effort to pull people away from NowThis or goddamn Buzzfeed.
(guest) David !!! Speed it up to make it more " bearable" ?! I was just about to write that you can't get much better diction than this. I expect that might be why he directed Richard Burton in Wales' rightly famous star. This is how English should be spoken : clear, unhurried ( not " slow"), pure vowels, clear consonants. Thank you, You Tube for this " gem" . 😊🇬🇧😊.
Not sure why I'm just getting notified of these replies 4 years later, but I'd like to point out I was in highschool back then, and a lot of people were made to watch this as homework. I still have less than zero interest in shakespeare and nowadays if forced to watch this I'd speed it up 2x instead of 1.25x
This speech is much more better than hundreds of scholarly essays about Hamlet. My humble regards to this great actor John Gielgud.
His polysyllabic eloquence comes tripping off the tongue. Just love this man.
5-11-22. Thank you for the vid!!! “Oh what a great tragedy, and peril to the universal intellect, there are but 33 posts to this video!!”, yet I shall never allow people to forget this fantastic...
Cheers to all good people
Glad to hear the great actor again in the air. Thanks for uploading such a precious interview.
His thoughtful perception of the play is truly fascinating...full of his clear brilliance of understanding every little part.
I love that Gielgud calls the second act of “Hamlet” the ‘second movement,’ as in the structure of a symphony (5:58).
Never been a Gielgud follower, but thought this Hamlet interpretation of "Hamlet" extremely enlightening and made me think again about Gielguds intelligent and convincing new interpretation of Hamlet's mind. Thank you.
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This is incredible. Very rare. Still love yt for these uploads.
John Gielgud is inimitable and wonderfully incorrigible figure in British acting.
For anyone who wants to understand the play, this video is a must
What a poignant psychologic and literary analisys of Hamlet.!!! Excellent lecture. Thank you Sir John !!
This is fantastic. Thanks for uploading.
"Many actors have thought it should be almost a love scene with the mother, which I don't see at all myself [...]"
Finally. Someone who understands Hamlet.
It's a misguided attempt to make Hamlet more Freudian.
TinyRobespierre That scene always bothered me ! Finally, I understand ! 🎭
@marcomilazzo6504Freud obviously didn't think that was "mistaken."
Harold Bloom’s favourite Hamlet. His deep reading of the play is likely the reason why.
Wonderful interview thank you
Thanks so much for sharing this amazing insight.
great run through of the play and anticipates and justifies a lot of what Robert Icke and Andrew Scott did in their brilliant production
I just watched the Olivier version and I was wondering if my memory was gone because of those cut scenes. Watch Gielgud in Prospero's Books.
Amazing insight. Thanks for posting x
Great interpretation!
Change in Hamlet. Until Kenneth Branagh’s four hour, complete version I had never seen the entire play and Hamlet seemed to be a psychotic murderer. The complete play gives a much better view of Hamlet. Possibly this is because I have only seen screen versions, but four hours is even long for stage.
When Kenneth Branagh’s version came to Portland it was only shown in one small, 300 seat theater. The film ran one afternoon, and two evening showings. These showings were each sold out for the three weeks the theater was allowed to keep it. My 25 year old son, his girl friends, and four of my middle age friends saw it twice together, and were ready to go again if it had not been ripped from the theater unwilling. My son, I, and each couple we went with bought the DVD as soon as it came out even though over a year had passed before Kenneth managed to get it made. I would have bought the VHS if one had existed.
Yeah, Branagh's Hamlet is the best film adaptation ever of Shakespeare, IMO. You could literally turn off the sound and still follow the plot because it is so visual & cinematic.
Really great analysis of the part of Hamlet.
A humble man, but a great actor, and a formidable Hamlet. ' the play's the thing…'
Hamlet's father Was not the reigning monarch. Gertrude was.
She did not have to re-marry. Any male relative including Hamlet himself could be her co-ruler.
No wonder he was so much angered.
The only true picture of Hamlet we have is Ophelia's own soliloquy which is nearly always left out.
Mark Rylance playing Hamlet made the RSC production clear and available.. Gielgud here is remarkable in his humility.
He directed Richard Burton & co in America : an intense, memorable interpretation, recommended!
Look on TH-cam....
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Just found this Roman thankyou
Thank you very much😊
The titles of the individual sections must be computer-generated. The second to last part labeled "Hamelet sees the eighties" should read "Hamlet sees Laertes"
Bravo.
Hello, just a cheeky one, kind of. I have just completed Act 1, Scene 1, of "Hamlet" involving cats on my channel, if anybody is interested to see. Please be gentle, it's ny first time (at trying to make a video!) 💕
Yeah, shox and surprizes.Accents are curious things.
Pro tip: 1.25 speed to make his slow speaking more bearable.
Better to hear him speak at his own pace than to have him over-rely on uhs and ums, or constantly repeat and interrupt himself in an effort to pull people away from NowThis or goddamn Buzzfeed.
A wonderful voice like his,deserves to heard slowly and savoured.
Can I address you as..... Duh....
(guest) David !!! Speed it up to make it more " bearable" ?!
I was just about to write that you can't get much better diction than this.
I expect that might be why he directed Richard Burton in Wales' rightly famous star.
This is how English should be spoken : clear, unhurried ( not " slow"), pure vowels, clear consonants.
Thank you, You Tube for this " gem" .
😊🇬🇧😊.
Not sure why I'm just getting notified of these replies 4 years later, but I'd like to point out I was in highschool back then, and a lot of people were made to watch this as homework.
I still have less than zero interest in shakespeare and nowadays if forced to watch this I'd speed it up 2x instead of 1.25x