This So-Called Disaster
Michael Almereyda
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Plot Summary
After appearing in Michael Almereyda's film of "Hamlet" (in which he played the ghost), Sam Shepard invited the filmmaker to document the staging of his most recent play, "The Late Henry Moss," when it premiered in San Francisco in the fall of 2000. Almereyda and a small crew were given access to rehearsals and preview performances leading into opening night. The project evolved into something much more intimate and multi-layered than a straightforward record of the play. The resulting indie documentary from IFC Films is a remarkable group portrait - a vivid look at masterful performers working their way through a process of creative discovery. The film stars T Bone Burnett, James Gammon, Woody Harrelson, Cheech Marin, Anne Militello, Nick Nolte, Sean Penn and Sam Shepard and premiered at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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90%- Reviews Counted: 29
- Fresh: 26
- Rotten: 3
- Average Rating: 7.3/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Anyone interested in the challenges and techniques of acting -- which is really to say, anyone interested in human behavior -- should turn off E! and head down to Film Forum, where Mr. Almereyda's film opens today.
Fresh: Michael Almereyda's low-budget documentary about nothing more cataclysmic than the process of staging a play.
Fresh: Not as insightful as Topsy-Turvy or Vanya on 42nd Street about the process of putting on a show, it's nonetheless a fascinating meeting of the minds.
Fresh: In its vision of the push-and-pull of rehearsal and the revelation of how a play comes to breathing, snorting life onstage, Almereyda's video brings us close to the act of creation.
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- $9.99
- Genre: Documentary
- Released: 2004
- © A IFC Productions Presentation of a Keep Your Head Production, 2003 Las Lunas, Inc.