Hamnet (2025)
Wir schreiben das Jahr 1580 und der im kleinen englischen Dorf Stratford-upon-Avon als Lateinlehrer arbeitende William Shakespeare verliebt sich in Agnes. Im Dorf wird hinter immer weniger vorgehaltener Hand vermutet, sie sei eigentlich gar keine Heilerin, sondern eine richtige Hexe. Aber das ist William egal. Die beiden stürzen sich Hals über Kopf in das gemeinsame Leben und bekommen auch schnell drei Kinder. Erst wird Susanna geboren, kurz darauf die Zwillinge Judith und Hamnet. Doch mit der Familie endet das Träumen zumindest für William noch nicht. Er will das Lehren endlich hinter sich lassen können und als Dramatiker arbeiten. Auf dem Land geht das jedoch eher schlecht als recht. Also geht er, ermutigt von Agnes, nach London. Erst ist die Familie als nur räumlich voneinander getrennt, dann pflügt die Pest durch das Land und tötet auch Hamnet mit gerade einmal elf Jahren. Das treibt William an, seinem Sohn zu Ehren ein Stück zu schreiben...
Der Regisseur:
Chloé Zhao
Die Autor:
Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell.
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Jessie Buckley as Agnes |
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Paul Mescal as Will |
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Emily Watson as Mary |
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Joe Alwyn as Bartholomew |
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Jacobi Jupe as Hamnet |
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Noah Jupe as Hamlet |
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Olivia Lynes as Judith |
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Justine Mitchell as Joan |
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David Wilmot as John |
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Louisa Harland as Rowan |
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Freya Hannan-Mills as Eliza |
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Bodhi Rae Breathnach as Susanna |
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Zac Wishart as Joan's Boy 1 |
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James Lintern as Joan's Boy 2 |
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Eva Wishart as Joan's Girl 1 |
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Effie Linnen as Joan's Girl 2 |
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Dainton Anderson as Edmond |
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James Skinner as Gilbert |
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Elliot Baxter as Richard |
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Faith Delaney as Young Agnes |
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Smylie Bradwell as Young Bartholomew |
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Laura Guest as Midwife |
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John Mackay as Priest |
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Albert McCormick as Boy in Window |
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Eliah Arnstjerna as Drum Player |
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Edward Anderson as Flute Player |
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El Simons as Ophelia |
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Sam Woolf as Bernardo |
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Hera Gibson as Francisco |
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Jack Shalloo as Marcellus |
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Raphael Goold as Horatio |
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Shaun Mason as Claudius |
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Matthew Tennyson as Gertrude |
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Clay Milner Russell as Laertes |
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Javier Marzan as Fool |
| Production | Sam Mendes | Producer |
| Production | Pippa Harris | Producer |
| Writing | Maggie O'Farrell | Novel |
| Production | Liza Marshall | Producer |
| Directing | Chloé Zhao | Director |
| Camera | Łukasz Żal | Director of Photography |
| Art | Fiona Crombie | Production Design |
| Production | Steven Spielberg | Producer |
| Production | Laurie Borg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kristie Macosko Krieger | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Johnnie Burn | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Marc A. Wilson | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Rashad Hall-Heinz | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Malgosia Turzanska | Costume Design |
| Sound | Daniel Leigh | Second Assistant Sound |
| Lighting | Sol Saihati | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Toby Marrow | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Nicolas Gonda | Producer |
| Production | Chloé Zhao | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Max Richter | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Tim Blake | Supervising Art Director |
| Editing | Affonso Gonçalves | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Agueda Del Castillo | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Sheila Silveira | Visual Effects Producer |
| Writing | Chloé Zhao | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maggie O'Farrell | Screenplay |
| Production | Maggie O'Farrell | Co-Producer |
| Production | Caroline Reynolds | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Chloé Zhao | Editor |
| Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
| Art | Alice Felton | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Adam Chestnutt | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | John Van Der Pool | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Rory Herbert | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Lucy Amos | Casting Associate |
| Production | Steph Tataryn | Casting Assistant |
| Sound | Johnnie Burn | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Johnnie Burn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Simon Carroll | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Simon Carroll | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Max Behrens | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Max Behrens | Sound Effects Designer |
| Sound | Brendan Feeney | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Brendan Feeney | Sound Effects Designer |
| Sound | Neil Leachman | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Kacper Habisiak | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Ewa Mazurkiewicz | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Filip Stefanowski | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Jacek Wiśniewski | Foley Artist |
| Sound | James Bowman | ADR Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Risto Puukko | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Aakash Praful Solanki | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Aidan Mellor | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Cyrielle Bounser | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Duncan Eland | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Grégoire Hoarau | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Jacob Worthington | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | John Ray | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Laura Scott | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Olivia Grimmer | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ralitsa Karova | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Reece Horsfield | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Shaun Rogers | CG Artist |
| Production | Nicholas Brown | Executive Producer |
| Production | Julie Pastor | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Katrina Schiller | Music Editor |
| Sound | Max Richter | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Dave Foster | Orchestrator |
| Production | Mark Graziano | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Visual Effects | Kevin O'Sullivan | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Petra Schwane | 2D Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kasia Chojnowska | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Coleman | Costume Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Finlay | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosie Grant | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Juliette Carton | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Stanisław Cuske | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Joel James Devlin | Electrician |
| Lighting | Claire Hanson | Electrician |
| Camera | Radosław Kokot | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Gregory Lengyel | Electrician |
| Lighting | Michael James Robinson | Electrician |
| Camera | Tomasz Sternicki | Key Grip |
| Production | Victorine Tamafo | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Alistair Hopkins | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Sam Courtiour | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Oliver Waters | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Ruthie Falconer | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Katie Money | Art Direction |
| Art | Alex Bowens | Art Direction |
| Art | Victoria Allwood | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peta Dunstall | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Betts | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Luke Cosstick | Props |
| Art | Anna Cumming | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Isabella Faull | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Lilya McGinley | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Annie Neilson | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Joe Reaney | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Maximilian Behrens | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Owen McGonigle | Visual Effects Designer |
| Visual Effects | Beth Marshall | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Jo McLaren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Traci Duran | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Chris Munns | Dailies Operator |
| Production | Michael Hopkins | Post Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Damien van der Cruyssen | Colorist |
| Production | Rhys Bidder | Location Manager |
| Production | Megan Bussey | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Jacob Crow | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Paula Freijeiro | Location Assistant |
| Production | Charlie Grout-Smith | Assistant Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Stafford | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Stafford | Makeup Designer |
| Production | James Skinner | Production Assistant |