
Farewell, My Queen(2012)
A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of the French Revolution.


“Hamlet through her eyes.”
Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.

Daisy Ridley
Ophelia

Naomi Watts
Queen Gertrude / Mechtild

Clive Owen
Claudius

George MacKay
Hamlet

Tom Felton
Laertes

Devon Terrell
Horatio

Nathaniel Parker
King Hamlet

Dominic Mafham
Polonius

Daisy Head
Cristiana

Sebastian de Souza
Edmund
Ophelia is a drama, romance, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of lady in waiting, hamlet. Directed by Claire McCarthy, it stars Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen. Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.
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