Hamnet Review: Shakespeare’s Greatest Tragedy Might Be the Family He Left Behind

Hamnet Review: Shakespeare’s Greatest Tragedy Might Be the Family He Left Behind

It is an obscure piece of trivia to know that before William Shakespeare wrote what is often argued to be the greatest play in the English language, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, that he also had a son named Hamnet. It is therefore an even more esoteric fact that to this day, scholars debate whether there might be a connection between the four-hour masterpiece in which the playwright grapples with the subjects of death, loss, and the…

Hamnet — Chloé Zhao [LFF '25 Review]

A single work of art may, or may not, be able to change the world, but it can surely change a mind. To those unfamiliar with the plot of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet, about William Shakespeare, his wife Agnes, and the death of their titular son, this may seem a peculiar takeaway from Chloé [...] The post Hamnet — Chloé Zhao [LFF ’25 Review] appeared first on In Review Online.