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<br>video review Gary Morris</font>
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<p><font size="6" color="#FF0000"><b>T</b></font>he Criterion Collection is continuing its mining of the wonderfully rich Janus film catalog with the recent release of Lawrence Olivier’s 1948 <i>Hamlet </i>on DVD. In terms of extras, this release is rather skimpy. Per the box, it has a "beautiful digital transfer with restored image and sound . . . English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired . . ." and "optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition." As disappointing as this will be to those who’ve come to expect plenty of supplementals on their DVDs -- audio commentaries, interviews, photo galleries, etc. -- there’s ample compensation in the film itself. Olivier’s <i>Hamlet </i>has always enjoyed a reputation as the best of the cinema adaptations of Shakespeare’s seminal play, and the present pristine version does nothing to detract from that reputation.
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