Hamlet Goes Business (1987) ( Hamlet liikemaailmassa )

Hamlet Goes Business (1987) (Blu-Ray) (*)

~~$20.99~~ $14.97

Original Title: Hamlet liikemaailmassa
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Finnish ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Finland ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
Finland ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Aki Kaurismaki

Written By:
Aki Kaurismaki

Actors:
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius ..... Hamlet
Esko Salminen ..... Klaus
Kati Outinen ..... Ofelia
Elina Salo ..... Gertrud
Esko Nikkari ..... Polonius
Kari Väänänen ..... Lauri Polonius
Puntti Valtonen ..... Simo (as Hannu Valtonen)
Mari Rantasila ..... Helena
Turo Pajala ..... Rosencranz
Aake Kalliala ..... Gyldenstern
Pentti Auer ..... Isä/Haamu
Matti Pellonpää ..... Vartija
Vesa Mäkelä ..... Lääkäri

Synopsis:

The plot of William Shakespeare's Hamlet had already been transposed to the modern business world twice before the release of Hamlet Goes Business. These earlier films, Strange Illusion (46) and The Rest is Silence (60), are nearly as dour as the Shakespeare original. Only Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki was able to see the dark humor and satirical implications of such a time-displacement effort: his modernization of Hamlet was set in a rubber duck factory, making all the passions torn to tatters seem slightly ridiculous. While the film follows the traditional tale of a son seeking revenge for his father's murder, director Kaurismaki never misses an opportunity to skewer the business world, just as he'd been doing in collaboration with his writer/director brother Mika ever since 1982. Also released in some countries as Hamlet Gets Business, this film was first seen in Finland as Hamlet Liikemaailmassa.

A bizarre black-and-white film noir reworking of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. After the death of his father, young Hamlet inherits a seat on the board of a company controlled by his uncle that decides to move into the rubber duck market. But Hamlet is suspicious of the circumstances surrounding his father's death...

Hamlet Goes Business (Finnish: Hamlet liikemaailmassa) is a 1987 Finnish comedy film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Pirkka-Pekka Petelius.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 13 March, 2014.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

Le Havre (2011) (Blu-Ray)	Calamari Union (DVD)	Hamlet Goes Business (DVD)
The Match Factory Girl (1990) (Blu-Ray)	Crime and Punishment (1983) (Blu-Ray)	Total Balalaika Show (1994) (Blu-Ray)