“I’ve been killed, but I’m not dead”: Remains of Hamlet in the French telefilm L’Embrumé

Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin (1) , Sarah Hatchuel (2)

1 IRCL - Institut de recherche sur la Renaissance, l'Age Classique, et les Lumières.
2 GRIC - Groupe de Recherche Identités et Cultures

This collection of essays reveals the overwhelming presence of {Hamlet} in the global Shakespearean screenscape. It offers a wide range of approaches to the play on screen worldwide. Many {Hamlet} films are haunted by the shadows of other films, as if the ghost of Hamlet were a paradigmatic figure mirroring how the cinematic reconstructions of the play operate. The articles acknowledge {Hamlet} as a repository of symbolic power and cultural authority while showing how Shakespeare’s western, northern, English-speaking “centre” is challenged or, at least, revisited through geographical dissemination. The adaptations, appropriations, spin offs, quotes and misquotes examined in the volume invite us to reflect upon what {Hamlet} signifies or engenders, and upon the way the play circulates and is received in our postmodern, contemporary culture.

Mots clés: Hamlet; L’Embrumé; Shakespeare

Domaines: Littératures

Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin, Sarah Hatchuel. “I’ve been killed, but I’m not dead”: Remains of Hamlet in the French telefilm L’Embrumé. Sarah Hatchuel; Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin. Shakespeare on screen : "Hamlet", Publications des Universités de Rouen et du Havre, pp.257-276, 2011, 978-2-87775-511-5. ⟨halshs-01375555⟩