The Northman Controversy: ‘The Northman’ Cuts Its Own Heart Out
A Hamlet reimagining is either possible or not. According to Robert Eggers’s new period epic The Northman, Shakespeare was first inspired by a legend from the 12th century. Does anybody remember this one before? An exiled Scandanavian prince plots revenge for the murder of his father by an unscrupulous uncle while he is in exile. … Read more