Rosencratz And Guildenstern Are Dead
«Life in a box is better than no life at all, I expect. You'd have a chance, at least. You could lie there thinking "well, at least I'm not dead"»
What:
Rosencratz and Guildernstern are dead
Who:
Tom Stoppard (D&S)
With:
Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss, Iain Glen
When:
1990
Where:
UK
How:
Characters, Colour, Live Action, Medium, Script, Slow, Language (English)
Why:
What happened in Elsinore?
Is Prince Hamlet mad?
Who are these comedians?
Who are you? Are you Guildernstern or Rosencratz?
Who sent you?
What is reality?
EXTRAS:
From Tom Stoppard's theatre play with the same name.
This is probably the best script I (Luna) have ever encountered. I'll be honest, this film caused me a true 'Stendhal syndrome' moment: when it finished, I was on the verge of tears not because it is particularly emotional or because the movie was over, but because I had just watched a true Mastepiece, a beautiful Piece of Art and, well, it really moved me. It's sort of a big deal since I usually never cry for a film, like never ever...