The Dresser (2015)

Directed by

Richard Eyre

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging Shakespearean actor struggles with fading memory and relevance. His loyal dresser and the rest of the theater company try to keep him going through a performance.

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What happens

The Dresser is a 2015 British drama television film directed by Richard Eyre and based on the 1980 play by Ronald Harwood. It stars Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson, Vanessa Kirby, Sarah Lancashire and Edward Fox. The story examines the relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his theatrical dresser, as well as the other members of his theatrical company, as he grapples with the approach of senility and irrelevance. Like the play which serves as its basis, the film's central relationship draws inspiration from Shakespeare's King Lear. The film premiered on BBC Two on 31 October 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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