plays Hamlet not as a man, but as a woman playing a man.
Gertrude raises her daughter as her heir-apparent after the
death of her father. Horatio becomes not only Hamlet's best
friend, but also her love interest. This naturally creates a
rivalry with Ophelia, and the scenes between best friends
appear (to the audience) as homoerotic trysts. The film was
based on a Danish legend of a princess who pretended to be
a prince as much as it was on the Shakespeare play.
young woman living it up in the big city. She first meets Joe
Easter (Ernest Torrence), in town from his cabin in the woods
of Mantrap, then his pal Ralph Prescott (Percy Marmont), a
big-city divorce attorney who visits Joe on vacation. They fall
into a love triangle that contrasts Joe's country simplicity with
Ralph's cold demeanor.
famously The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.
features, The Sign of Four shows off the Stoll Film Company's
capacity for producing high-budget dramas with visual flair.
Director Elvey minimizes the flashback structure of the novel
upon which it is based to integrate the strands through a
superimposition device that keeps the action moving forward
while explaining Holmes' logic. This enables the audience
to clearly follow Holmes' line of reasoning while keeping the
focus on the great man himself, furthering the identification
with the character that's such a vital element of the stories.
(100 min. Rated NR, Silent)
and Julie Christie) is living in Venice,
Italy, following the death of their daughter.
When they meet two sisters, one claims
to be able to see their dead child's spirit.
The wife wants to trust the psychic, while
the husband questions his sanity as he
begins to have a series of disturbing and
fragmented dreams that parallel a series of
murders in the city.
Advanced Visualization Lab
highlight a sampling of the advanced
digital work performed on IU's
campuses in the sciences, the visual
arts, telecommunications, and other
areas. Spanning 10 years of work, the
program will include 4K resolution films,
stereoscopic 3D animation (including IU
sporting events, Little 500, and student
productions), and live action. Narration
will be provided for segments of the
program.
Culture's Iris Film Festival showcases
innovative, inspired, and engaging
short-format films and videos, many of
which were created by members of the
Bloomington and Indiana University
communities. We provide a space
where students and independent
filmmakers alike can share the best of
their recent work.