Ovation

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Ovation

R

2015

1h 42m

Comedy

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A theater actress must choose between her heart and her mind when she meets a charming TV star.

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

12/01/2016

2/4

You may get the sense you've wandered into a super-intense acting class or someone's therapy session - a hothouse atmosphere that's oppressive.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

10/06/2016

Dependably genuine, and suffused with Mr. Jaglom's increasingly mellow intelligence, this lighthearted backstage drama will feel to his fans like a gathering of familiars.

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Nick Schager

Village Voice

10/06/2016

Plays like an actors' workshop exercise that doesn't know when to quit ...

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

06/09/2020

Sadly, the quality of the production gets shakier as we pass the half-hour mark. The camerawork is okay, but what the camera is recording wouldn't pass muster for your average high school senior play.

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Anita Katz

San Francisco Examiner

12/02/2016

1.5/4

[Ovation] is passable fare that might suffice for a rainy-day matinee. But it can't complete with superior films playing around town now.

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Sherilyn Connelly

SF Weekly

12/01/2016

The real-life theater location gives the picture more production value than is often found in the Jaglomography, and Ovation! is one of his more accessible works overall.

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Synopsis

A theater actress must choose between her heart and her mind when she meets a charming TV star.

Director: Henry Jaglom
Producer: Rosemary Marks
Screenwriter: Henry Jaglom, Ron Vignone
Production Co: The Rainbow Film Company
Rating: R (Language|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2017
Runtime: 1h 42m

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