Empowered by Madness: Ophelia in the Films of Kozintsev, Zeffirelli, and Branagh

Teker focuses on the character of Ophelia (as played by Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Helena Bonham-Carter, Kate Winslet). She also examines three interpretations of Ophelia in three films with directors Grigori Kozintsev, Franco Zeffirelli, and Kenneth Branagh, discussing their relation to one another an...

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Published inLiterature film quarterly Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 113 - 119
Main Author Teker, Gulsen Sayin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Salisbury Salisbury State College 01.04.2006
Salisbury State University
Salisbury University
Subjects
Branagh, Kenneth
Cinematography
Criticism and interpretation
Femininity
Feminism
Feminist film theory
Film adaptations
Film criticism
Kozintsev, Grigori
Love
Mental illness
Motion picture criticism
Motion picture directors & producers
Motion picture industry
Movie adaptations
Movies
Oppression
Portrayals
Theater
Zeffirelli, Franco
United Kingdom
Italy
Russia
New York
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Summary:Teker focuses on the character of Ophelia (as played by Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Helena Bonham-Carter, Kate Winslet). She also examines three interpretations of Ophelia in three films with directors Grigori Kozintsev, Franco Zeffirelli, and Kenneth Branagh, discussing their relation to one another and in relation to the feminist discourse of representation that opens up new ways of reading Ophelia.
ISSN:0090-4260
2573-7597