Join us this spring as we celebrate The Bard with movies you might (or might not have!) known were Shakespeare adaptations.

This week’s selection is Hamlet (2000) – Set in contemporary New York City, Hamlet (Ethan Hawke) is a film student and Claudius (Kyle MacLachlan) is the CEO of the Denmark Corporation, having taken over the firm by killing his brother–Hamlet’s father. This adaptation keeps the Shakespearean dialogue but presents a modern setting, with technology such as video cameras and surveillance bugs.

This movie is based on Hamlet. If you’d like to read the play before watching, stop by Riverton Library to check out a copy. If not, just drop in to enjoy the movie.

This movie showing will take place on Tuesday, May 6th from 6 to 8 pm!