Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991 · 117 min · EN · PG · 6.9 (336 votes)
Dir. Tom Stoppard · Starring Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss, Iain Glen, Ian Richardson, Donald Sumpter · Music Stanley Myers

“A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.”

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.

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A dizzying, witty, and profoundly existential dive into the lives of two hapless characters. It's a meta-commentary on narrative, fate, and the absurdities of existence, delivered with sharp dialogue and a unique, disorienting charm.

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