
Hamlet in the Business World
Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki transposes Shakespeare's Hamlet into the modern business world with wit and inventiveness, finding parallels between power games and family tensions.
Aki Kaurismäki is a Finnish film director, screenwriter and producer known for his deadpan humour, melancholy and affection for society's outsiders. His works include Leningrad Cowboys Go America and the Proletariat Trilogy. His distinctive minimalist style has made him one of the most recognisable voices in European art cinema.