Saul Dibb’s adaptation of the acclaimed play sees the source material through a modern lens and makes use of the intimacy unique to the cinematic form. …
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Stage vs. Screen
Explore the cross-pollination between film and theater and the unique magic of each medium.
Sally Potter’s The Party is a dynamic, witty ensemble film
The premise of The Party — seven characters trapped in a house, for 71 minutes, as secrets are revealed and lives potentially irreparably changed — sounds like …
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Davies’ adaptation of The Deep Blue Sea is a memory film with an unreliable narrator
In Terence Davies' screen adaptation of Rattigan's The Deep Blue Sea, Davies plunges us into Hester's memories, nudging us to accept her interpretation of …
Review: Marjorie Prime is a failed stage-to-screen adaptation
Michael Almereyda's screen adaptation of the play Marjorie Prime never sheds its theatrical origins and fails to find new insights as a film.To access this …
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Una is a psychologically complex screen adaptation of Blackbird
Renowned theatre director Benedict Andrews makes a remarkable feature debut with Una, a screen adaptation of David Harrower’s …
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses shines at the Donmar
Josie Rourke’s production at the Donmar plays up the novel’s feminist subtext while emphasizing the genuine bond between its two dissolute protagonists. The …
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