Little Hamlet

  • 8'
  • Poland
  • 1960
In Little Hamlet, Skolimowski shows his predilection for immature or dwarfed characters, who would later populate his full-length films. Here a group of Warsaw proletarians meet in a destroyed building, consisting largely of stairs, littered with newspapers. A song from a record introduces the film characters as dwarfed versions of personas from Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Hamles, Ofelka, Learcio. (EMK)

Director
Jerzy Skolimowski
Country of production
Poland
Year
1960
Festival Edition
IFFR 2009
Length
8'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Hamles
Language
Polish
Production Company
The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School
Sales
The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School
Screenplay
Jerzy Skolimowski
Director
Jerzy Skolimowski
Country of production
Poland
Year
1960
Festival Edition
IFFR 2009
Length
8'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Hamles
Language
Polish
Production Company
The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School
Sales
The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School
Screenplay
Jerzy Skolimowski