''Hamlet Goes Business'' () is a 1987 Finnish
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Aki Kaurismäki and starring
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
Pirkka-Pekka Petelius (born 31 May 1953) is a Finnish actor, director, producer, screenwriter and politician. He has also released six records as a singer. He is a member of the Green League and was elected to the Finnish parliament in the 2019 ...
.
It is based on
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
's play ''
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...
'', but the events are housed in a modern
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
wood processing
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The major wood pro ...
family business.
Plot
After the death of his father, Hamlet inherits a seat on the company board controlled by his uncle that decides to enter the rubber duck market. Hamlet is suspicious of the circumstances surrounding his father's death.
Cast
See also
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Hamlet on screen
Over fifty films of William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' have been made since 1900. Seven post-war ''Hamlet'' films have had a theatrical release: Laurence Olivier's ''Hamlet'' of 1948; Grigori Kozintsev's 1964 Russian adaptation; a film of the John ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamlet Goes Business
1987 films
1987 comedy films
1980s business films
1980s Finnish-language films
Finnish black-and-white films
Finnish comedy films
Films directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Films based on Hamlet
Modern adaptations of works by William Shakespeare
Finnish films based on plays