Review of Hamlet (1948) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 30 May 1965
Laurence Olivier's famous 1948 interpretation of Shakespeare's play suffers slightly from his pop-Freud approach to the character and from some excessively flashy, wrongheaded camera work—including the notorious moment when Hamlet begins the soliloquy and the camera begins to track back.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of Hamlet (1948) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 30 May 1965.
Hamlet has generally received very positive reviews.
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