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Film · 2019

The Play

Original titleHra

Directed by Alejandro Fernández Almendras · starring Jirí Mádl, Marika Soposká and Elizaveta Maximová

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Synopsis

'Fedra' by Euripides is the play that the main character of 'The Play' wants to direct in a small village in Czech Republic. This is the start of Alejandro González Almendras' movie, a co-production between Chile, Czech Republic and France focused on a young theatre director. His dream is to direct Euripides' play, but the project will only get him a lot of trouble. His marriage will be affected by his relationship with one of the actresses, and the opening is a huge failure. The director will try to move on looking for a way to get back his wife's confidence. Alejandro Fernández Almendras decided to make a movie in Czech because his partner is from there. This film is inspired by Czech Republic's cinema in the 80s, which was focused on small and intimate stories. 'The Play' is shot in black and white. Jirí Mádl, Elizaveta Maximová, Darina Nicová, Marika Soposká y Adam Vacula are part of the cast of this drama that has been presented a the Jeonju International Movie Festival in South Korea and the Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia (Chile). Alejandro Fernández Almendras is known for his films 'Matar a un hombre' and 'Aquí no ha pasado nada'.

The essentials

Runtime
93 min1 hour and 33 minutes
How long is The Play?
1 hour and 33 minutes (93 minutes).
Who directed The Play?
Alejandro Fernández Almendras.
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