From 10 December 2025
Hamnet
Hamnet
Chloé Zhao / United Kingdom, USA / 2025 / 125 min / English
Screenings
Thursday, 16. 07. 2026 / 21:00 / Main Hall
Film Under the Stars
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Replacement Screening
Replacement screening due to the cancellation on the Film Under the Stars the previous day.
Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) imagines how a tragedy from Shakespeare’s real life might have inspired the creation of his timeless masterpiece Hamlet. Starring the exceptional Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, the film is a moving story about love, loss, and the healing power of art.
cast Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, Jacobi Jupe, Olivia Lynes, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Noah Jupe
IMDb
1580 England. Impoverished Latin tutor Will meets free-spirited Agnes, and the pair, captivated by one another, strike up a torrid affair that leads to marriage and three children. Yet as Will pursues a budding theatre career in far-away London, Agnes anchors the domestic sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple’s once-unshakable bond is tested, but their shared experience sets the stage for the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
“Mescal has simply never been better, while as Agnes, Buckley doesn’t so much act in a conventional sense as seems to discover her character before your eyes.”
– The Telegraph
