Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a companion piece to David Tennant’s Hamlet, telling the story from the point of view of the hapless attendant lords, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern. They’re a metaphor for the human condition, blundering about in a world not of their making and summoned by circumstances beyond their control. Based on a play by Tom Stoppard, this witty, ironic, and self-referential film is irresistible. Perfectly chimes with my view of the world as a theatre of the absurd.
One of the drawbacks of having a feature devoted to theatre is that most YouTube videos don’t give you the whole nine yards. So I posted Part 1 and provided links to the rest, if you’re hooked on the first bit.
Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12
