Staging the theatrics within the space of a tennis match, Lerma casts four iconic tennis players from the 1980s as the leading figures of the play.
Not exact matches
A less confident director would have gone for flashy
theatrics, but Petzold's pure
staging makes every cut, eye movement, and change of posture count, gracefully letting the riveting drama of what's actually going on overwhelm the film.
Henry Jaglom's latest, a comic melodrama about actors addicted to
theatrics both on and off the
stage, tries to meld theater life with real life, but the results are more stagy than cinematic.
He nails the tone of the
stage show right on the head, balancing
theatrics and realism beautifully.
Those longing for visual
theatrics or an upbeat family gathering flick should look elsewhere, but for
stage adaptations, «August: Osage County» is the cream of the crop.
Brilliant
theatrics, rich costumes, lighting and
stage design bring the Hawaiian legend and history to life.
These figures will emphasize movement,
theatrics,
stage effects, character development, content, interactions, and relationships.