"A Midwinter's Tale". 10/10
So, to get this movie, I imported the DVD from the US, not cheap. No subtitles, no additional languages, no animated menus ("WB archive collection"). It was a great purchase nonetheless.
I'm not particularly one for Branagh's Shakespeare film adaptations. But this movie, presented in black and white in 1995, treats Shakespeare right. A motley actor crew, each with their own traits and problems (among them unemployed, suicidal, alcoholic, uncreative, unstable, selfish, overwhelmed and plain weird) come together in a not-too attractive church to rehearse, play and live Hamlet. At Christmas.
Apart from very few city/landscape scenes, this scenario is almost treated as a play as well. Most scenes play out in the church, and the rehearsals are great fun to watch.
I want a proper Blu Ray of this movie... fat chance.