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After the Rehearsal
After the Rehearsal
7.4
/10
566 Ratings

AFTER THE REHEARSAL

Efter repetitionen

Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Sweden, West Germany, 1984
Drama, TV Movie

Synopsis

Lingering after a rehearsal for August Strindberg’s A Dream Play, , eminent director Henrik into a frank and flirtatious conversation with his up-and-coming star, Anna, leading him to recall his affair with Anna’s late mother, the self-destructive actress Rake.

Synopsis

Lingering after a rehearsal for August Strindberg’s A Dream Play, , eminent director Henrik into a frank and flirtatious conversation with his up-and-coming star, Anna, leading him to recall his affair with Anna’s late mother, the self-destructive actress Rake.

Our take

Made for television with a cast of three, After the Rehearsal is a late-career triumph from Ingmar Bergman. A minimalistic meditation on ageing and stagecraft, this deceptively austere chamber piece poignantly merges the auteur’s twin passions—film and theatre—for a staggering cinematic confession.