Hamlet (1996) short review

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Kenneth Branagh in "Hamlet" (1996)

A really wonderful restaging of the classic Shakespeare play with Kenneth Branagh in the title role.  The story is reset in a sort of pseudo-Edwardian era, and Kate Winslet as Ophelia looks smashing.

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Kendra has been a fixture in the online costuming world since the late 1990s. Her website, Démodé Couture, is one of the most well-known online resources for historical costumers. In the summer of 2014, she published a book on 18th-century wig and hair styling. Kendra is a librarian at a university, specializing in history and fashion. She’s also an academic, with several articles on fashion history published in research journals.