With the universal boofing of Hamnet we decided to look into this guy for ourselves. Who is he? What makes his stories so ripe for regurgitation? Is his earring historically accurate? We demanded answers! In episode one Jessie and Seán will be reviewing Hamnet, and in doing so taking a cinematic trip throughout the globe to see what it is that makes his stories so universal for reimagining and reinterpretation. We’ll be looking at Akira Kurosawa’s Shakespearean adaptations Throne of Blood (1957) and the Bad Sleep Well (1960) set in feudal and postwar Japan, respectively. Then we’ll be jumping over to Sweden for Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander (1983) before finally landing in Kashmir for Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider (2014).