This was the fourth time that Kenneth Branagh had played Hamlet ... In this production instead of meeting in the lobby Hamlet actually seemed to search Ophelia out by visiting her bedroom.

Here we have Kenneth Branagh playing Laertes alongside Frances Barber's Ophelia. Kenneth Branagh has played Hamlet on multiple occasions. The experience of playing Laertes gave him the opportunity ...

Branagh directed and ... creating perhaps the most fragile Hamlet yet. This conflict between desire and reason are particularly apparent in his relationship with Ophelia, played by Kate Winslet.