Why Elvira Lind and Oscar Isaac Waited Almost a Decade to Share ‘King Hamlet,’ an Intimate Doc Shot During ‘Beautiful and Sad’ Moment of Their Early Marriage (EXCLUSIVE)

The moving film, revolving around Isaac's run as Hamlet on stage back in 2017, had its international premiere in Lind's home country of Denmark with two sold out screenings at CPH:DOX

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Danish director and writer Elvira Lind’s “King Hamlet” may, on the surface, be about her then-boyfriend-now-husband Oscar Isaac’s preparation to play Shakespeare’s most famous character in Sam Gold’s 2017 theater adaptation. But one would be wrong to frame the film as process-oriented, with Lind much more interested in weaving a precious, intimate look at the relationship between two partners — who just happen to be creatives — anchoring each other through an almost overwhelmingly intense patch of life. 

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