Ophelia (2018)2018

Ophelia is a 2018 historical romantic drama film directed by Claire McCarthy and written by Semi Chellas about the character of the same name from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Based on the novel by Lisa Klein, the film follows the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective. It stars Daisy Ridley in the title role, alongside Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, George MacKay, Tom Felton and Devon Terrell. The dialogue is in modern English.

Ophelia (2018)2018

The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival,[5] and had a limited theatrical run on June 28, 2019, followed by a VOD release on July 2, 2019 by IFC Films. Critical reception was mixed, though Ridley's performance received acclaim.

It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2018.[9] In February 2019, IFC Films acquired the US distribution rights to the film.[10] It was released in theaters on June 28, 2019.[11] Blue Finch Film later acquired the UK distribution rights on August 15, 2019, a month after its US release,[2] and released it on November 22, 2019.[12]

Image caption: Ana Mazzei and Regina Parra, Ophelia, 2018. Performance, oil on plywood, wood and steel, 160 x 450 x 200 cm. Exhibition copy. Collection Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand. Gift of the artists in the context of the exhibition Feminist Histories, 2019. 041b061a72