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A Master Builder

Play trailer Poster for A Master Builder 2013,  2h 7m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 82% 33 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
82% Tomatometer 33 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A young woman (Lisa Joyce) confronts a gravely ill architect (Wallace Shawn), claiming that he seduced her when she was just an adolescent, but he has no recollection of the encounter.

Critics Reviews

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Anthony Lane The New Yorker Sep 22, 2014
There is muscle and volume in the performances; but had Demme hung back, and kept things cooler and quieter, the mastery of what Ibsen built, and the agon of his extraordinary hero, would have cast a more looming shadow. Go to Full Review
Stephanie Merry Washington Post Sep 18, 2014
2.5/4
For a movie that lasts longer than two hours and is made up solely of talking, it's impressive that the story never seems to drag. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine Sep 15, 2014
Filmed theater? Absolutely, but also, to my complete surprise, something else again. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Oct 27, 2020
3/5
Though not as celebrated as the previous efforts of Shawn and Gregory, it's a notable title, at last made worthy of reconsideration following its paltry release. Go to Full Review
C.J. Prince Way Too Indie Jun 18, 2019
5.7/10
The film's themes of guilt shine through, but the flawed final product makes A Master Builder frustrating to watch. Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood The Retro Set Dec 28, 2018
7/10
Hagerty and Joyce are revelations; the beating hearts of the film. Go to Full Review
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Finn P Apr 29, 2017 Great work from Gregory and Shawn but Demme, God rest his soul, doesn't bring any of his genius to the material here.
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Cast & Crew

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Jonathan Demme

Director

Wallace Shawn

Halvard Solness

Andre Gregory

Brovik

Julie Hagerty

Aline

Lisa Joyce

Hilda Wangel

Emily Cass McDonnell

Kaia Fosli

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman (Lisa Joyce) confronts a gravely ill architect (Wallace Shawn), claiming that he seduced her when she was just an adolescent, but he has no recollection of the encounter.
Director
Jonathan Demme
Producer
Rocco Caruso, Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn
Screenwriter
Wallace Shawn
Production Co
Westward Productions, Ibsen Project
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$46.9K
Runtime
2h 7m
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