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No, Branagh did not keep to traditional time period and he didn't need to. That's one of the many glories of Shakespeare. You can set it in any time period you want. The stories are timeless, so if you do a good job portraying them, it doesn't matter what period costumes or sets you have. For another example: one Shakespeare company did two productions of THE WINTER'S TALE, one in the winter, and the next the following summer. In each production, they completely changed the set and costume period--the first was in the early 1900s and the second in the Napoleonic time; and the play was written to be set in Ancient Greece. The film Branagh's made is absolutely amazing, and well worth anyone's time. The sets and costumes work remarkably well with the story, even though they don't really adhere to the stereotypical ones.
Posted by Jess on April 11, 1997 at 17:37:32
In Reply to "Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet: Correct time period?!" posted by kathleen on April 11, 1997 at 13:19:59
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