{"id":217233,"date":"2026-03-16T10:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=217233"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:30:42","slug":"reel-alternatives-presents-hamnet-on-march-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/reel-alternatives-presents-hamnet-on-march-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Reel Alternatives presents Hamnet on March 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From Academy Award-winning writer\/director Chlo\u00e9 Zhao,\u00a0Hamnet\u00a0tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare\u2019s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.\u00a0\u200b <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In William Shakespeare\u2019s day, the names Hamlet and Hamnet were interchangeable. This film&nbsp;uses that context as the basis for a tender exploration of Shakespeare\u2019s domestic life, connecting a family tragedy to one of his most famous works. Maybe we can better understand Hamlet, Zhao suggests, if we consider that it was developed while the most famous writer in the Western canon was mourning the death of his 11-year-old son, Hamnet.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the novel by Maggie O\u2019Farrell, Hamnet\u2019s main character isn\u2019t The Bard \u2014 played here by an impressive Paul Mescal \u2014 or even the child who gives the film its name. Hamnet belongs to Agnes, Shakespeare\u2019s thoughtful wife, played by an enthralling Jessie Buckley, who bathes the film in her warmth.&nbsp;Grief is a theme here, but Hamnet is not just a film about death. Early scenes of Agnes and William\u2019s courtship are naturalistic, rendered through lush cinematography. Like any family story, this one contains joy alongside sorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film will be shown at the Algonquin Theatre on March 23, 2026, between 2 and 4 p.m. or 7 and 9 pm. 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