Orpheus, filled with grief, journeys to the underworld to take her back. He charms this three-headed dog, Cerberus. He beguiles Hades until finallyβ¦ heβs allowed to take his love back with him to the world of the living butβ¦ under one condition. She must follow behind him, and he must not turn around to look at her. Now, as they begin their ascent, Orpheus canβt hear her footsteps, so he listensβ¦ and listens and listens and listens. But all he can hear is the sound of his heartbeat. And the rest is silence. And as he approaches the gates of the underworldβ¦ he canβt contain himself any longer. He turns around to look at her, and she isβ¦ trapped in the underworld forever.
Hamnet (2025) dir. ChloΓ© Zhao


















