Hedda

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Hedda

PG

Released Jan 25, 1976

1h 44m

Drama

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Returning from her honeymoon with her husband, scholar Jorgen (Peter Eyre), the cold and manipulative Hedda Gabler (Glenda Jackson) is unmoved by the sacrifices he's made to provide her with an elegant home. But when she learns that Jorgen's rival for a university position, Ejlert (Patrick Stewart), has made a surprising comeback with a recent publication, she's quick to push him back into his former alcoholism, steal the sequel to his book and even encourage the writer to kill himself.

Gary Jane Hoisington

Gay Community News (Boston)

Hedda is a very likeable movie... in which the performances are considerably more important than the camera angles.

Sep 12, 2022

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Bill Haught

Philadelphia Gay News

A visually stunning, absorbing piece of melodrama.

May 26, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: C+

Jun 30, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A fine screen interpretation of Henrik Ibsen's play with Glenda Jackson in the lead role as a very unhappy woman

Jan 18, 2004

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steve d

Its way too unpleasant for my taste.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Not much to say about this movie. It's a competent adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen play, nothing more or less. It might because I saw it on VHS, but the cinematography seemed pretty bad. It's one of the few films in which you will ever see Patrick Stewart with hair, which is weird. It's ok.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Mind-numbing shit. Terrible acting and the film just pointed out the flaws in the story of Hedda Gabbler. Really weird and cheaply made... like watching 1970's porn.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

It was a weird play to begin with and the movie made all those odd parts stick out even more. Overall, I thought it was cute.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

This needs to be released on DVD. Glenda Jackson is amazing!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Trevor Nunn

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Glenda Jackson

Hedda Gabler

Timothy West

Judge Brack

Patrick Stewart

Ejlert Løvborg

Peter Eyre

Jørgen Tesman

Jennie Linden

Thea Elvsted

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Synopsis

Returning from her honeymoon with her husband, scholar Jorgen (Peter Eyre), the cold and manipulative Hedda Gabler (Glenda Jackson) is unmoved by the sacrifices he's made to provide her with an elegant home. But when she learns that Jorgen's rival for a university position, Ejlert (Patrick Stewart), has made a surprising comeback with a recent publication, she's quick to push him back into his former alcoholism, steal the sequel to his book and even encourage the writer to kill himself.

Director: Trevor Nunn
Producer: Robert Enders
Screenwriter: Trevor Nunn
Distributor: PBS
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 1976, Original
Runtime: 1h 44m