Ophelia

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1. #001

   Nathaniel Parker, who plays King Hamlet in this film, played Laertes in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet (1990), which starred Mel Gibson in the lead role.

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2. #002

   The look of the opening scene, in which Ophelia floats in the pond and narrates the story, is taken from John Everett Millais's painting "Ophelia." Even her clothing and red hair are imitated.

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3. #003

   It was shot in the Czech Republic, where many castles are suitable for location shooting; most of the filming took place there, and sets were built over sound stages.

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4. #004

   It is adapted from Lisa Klein's novel.

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5. #005

   According to Vulture, the publicity company Bunker 15 paid critics $50 or more to give the film positive reviews and raise its Rotten Tomatoes score.

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6. #006

   This film tells the story of Hamlet from the perspective of a supporting character, in this case Ophelia. Another production that did this was the film Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990). However, while the latter assumes that Shakespeare's story is essentially "true," this film (and its source novel) assumes that the story as dramatized by Shakespeare is essentially a "bureaucratic" cover-up and that the real events were very different from the official version. It is also a revisionist version of Hamlet's story in which "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" do not die.

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7. #007

   Naomi Watts and Clive Owen had previously appeared together in the film The International (2009).

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8. #008

   In 2009, early in the film's development, it was announced that Juno Temple would play Ophelia and Ben Barnes would play Hamlet. Music video director Dawn Shadforth was hired as director.

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9. #009

   Clive Owen and George MacKay had previously appeared together in the film The Boys Are Back (2009).

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