Hedda (film)
| Hedda | |
|---|---|
.jpg) British quad poster | |
| Directed by | Trevor Nunn |
| Produced by | Robert Enders |
| Written by |
Henrik Ibsen (play) Trevor Nunn (adaptation) |
| Starring |
Peter Eyre Glenda Jackson Patrick Stewart |
| Music by | Laurie Johnson |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Peter Tanner |
Release dates | 1975 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Hedda is a 1975 film adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler. It stars Peter Eyre, Glenda Jackson and Patrick Stewart and was directed by Trevor Nunn.[1]
This was the first (and so far the only) major theatrical film version of the play in English. Previous productions of the play in English with sound had all been made for television.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Glenda Jackson). The film was also screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, but wasn't entered into the main competition.[2]
Cast
- Glenda Jackson - Hedda Gabler
- Peter Eyre - Jørgen Tesman
- Timothy West - Judge Brack
- Jennie Linden - Thea Elvsted
- Patrick Stewart - Ejlert Løvborg
- Constance Chapman - Juliane Tesman (Aunt Julie)
- Pam St. Clement - Berthe
Critical reception
In The New York Times, Vincent Canby praised Jackson's performance, and concluded, "the physical production is handsome, and Mr. Nunn is most successful in preserving the claustrophobic nature of the play without creating a static film. Hedda is an imaginative, intelligent film version of a play that I wasn't breathlessly waiting to see at this moment." [3]
References
- ↑ "Hedda (1975)". BFI.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Hedda". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DE1DB123DE532A25755C2A9679C946790D6CF
External links
- Hedda at the Internet Movie Database