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National Theatre Live: Phèdre
A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all.
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| Release : | 2009 |
| Rating : | 7.3 |
| Studio : | National Theatre, |
| Crew : | Camera Operator, Costume Design, |
| Cast : | Helen Mirren Dominic Cooper Ruth Negga Chipo Chung John Shrapnel |
| Genre : | Drama |
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Absolutely Fantastic
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Absolutely brilliant
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At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
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It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
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