Renowned theatre director Benedict Andrews makes a remarkable feature debut with Una, a screen adaptation of David Harrower's award-winning play Blackbird. …
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stage vs screen
Benedict Andrews talks Una and directing for the stage vs. screen part 1
Australian theatre director Benedict Andrews, who directed Blackbird in Berlin back in 2005, discusses the challenges of adapting the play for the screen …
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2015 films according to Shakespeare
Love Shakespeare? Listen to our Shakespeare podcast, 21st Folio. Love these 2015 films? Find out what we do at Seventh Row to cover films like these. Last …
Experimenter‘s experiments don’t succeed
Michael Almereyda’s Experimenter pulls from theatrical conventions to depict Stanley Milgram's landmark psychological experiment. …
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‘A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence’: Andersson’s dark humour and humanist touch are a rare delight
Roy Andersson’s final installment in his trilogy about being a human being (You, The Living and Songs from the Second Floor), A Pigeon Sat on a Branch …
The Hollow Crown: ‘Henry V’ — Measuring what use the King made of his wilder days
Thea Sharrock offers a radical reinterpretation of Shakespeare's "Henry V" for The Hollow Crown, featuring a great lead performance from Tom Hiddleston. Listen …