FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/hamnet-review/"Hamnet is a true work of art that, despite its slow march and some more challenging moments for the uninitiated, rewards perseverance.
It's a film about how pain destroys, but also about the miracle of how art can serve as a vessel for redemption or, at least, for understanding. Chloé Zhao took an empty space in history — the life of a forgotten woman and the silence of a lost son — and filled it with an emotion that's, ultimately, a testament to the power of creation.
It's proof that the greatest tragedy in literature was, in fact, born from the greatest possible act of family love and memory." Rating: A-FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/hamnet-review/"Hamnet is a true work of art that, despite its slow march and some more challenging moments for the uninitiated, rewards perseverance.
It's a film about how pain destroys, but also about the miracle of how art can serve as a vessel for redemption or, at least, for understanding. Chloé Zhao took an empty space in history — the life of a forgotten woman and the silence of a lost son — and filled it with an emotion that's, ultimately, a testament to the power of creation.
It's proof that the greatest tragedy in literature was, in fact, born from the greatest possible act of family love and memory." Rating: A-
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‘Hamnet’ Director Chloe Zhao Says She Is ‘Exploring’ Making A Doc For Her Next Feature
In a conversation with prolific Japanese filmmaker Hirokaza Kore-eda at the ongoing Tokyo International Film Festival, Hamnet director and Oscar-winner Chloe Zhao says that she is currently exploring making a documentary for her next feature, but admits that the genre will take a whole different level of courage. “I think documentary filmmakers are very brave,” [...]
