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In the Company of Actors

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This documentary follows as actors from the Sydney Theatre Company rehearse Henrik Ibsen's play "Hedda Gabler" with Cate Blanchett in the title role. Meticulous director Robyn Nevin puts her cast through the wringer, fine-tuning their performances against a quickly approaching deadline. Still, it's an open question whether or not audiences at the Brooklyn Academy of Music will respond to the troupe's risk-taking production. As the curtains rise on opening night, they're about to find out.

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03/27/2009 This is most of all about the preparations for Hedda Gabler in New York. Funny, insightful and showed the passion of the whole group, especially Blanchett. See more 03/17/2009 Don't be discouraged by the slow start, this is a really insightful documentary about the world of theatre. See more 10/04/2008 a good watch for thespian types & those keen on the play See more 06/08/2008 really disappointed by this documentary. i was hoping for an insight into the gritty workshopping process for the actors rehearsing...but this documentary turned out to be as glib and uninformative as some special feature offerings for dvds. though i don't know terribly much about theatre - it didn't help that i found the final result of the theatre direction contrived and over-stated. (it was the over-emphasizing of the "melodic" phrasing for all the characters that killed it for me...the actors all began to sound the same! ;-) See more 08/24/2007 I like Cate Blanchett in her movie roles. She has never filmed any: yawn, gag or snore fest type movies. What I mean is she is not boring in her movie roles, she has passion, drama, action and most of all excitement. Two thumbs up!! You go girl! See more 08/01/2007 I was hoping this movie was going to explore the process of acting in more detail, but it tended to focus on the Hedda Gabler story and the other elements of the production instead. Nevertheless, it was still very interesting and inspiring. It made me want to be in the rehearsal room with them. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis This documentary follows as actors from the Sydney Theatre Company rehearse Henrik Ibsen's play "Hedda Gabler" with Cate Blanchett in the title role. Meticulous director Robyn Nevin puts her cast through the wringer, fine-tuning their performances against a quickly approaching deadline. Still, it's an open question whether or not audiences at the Brooklyn Academy of Music will respond to the troupe's risk-taking production. As the curtains rise on opening night, they're about to find out.
Director
Ian Darling
Producer
Ian Darling
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 15m