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Acting

Play trailer Acting 2024,  2h 27m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Danny Leigh Financial Times Jun 4, 2026
5/5
At a time when AI threatens the very future of actors, it is useful to be reminded what makes the profession so inescapably human. As gifted performers hone and process, the real fun is often the split second before they go into character. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jun 2, 2026
4/5
The speeches are dissected with great subtlety, with no great crises or debates. There is something very refreshing about the calm, collaborative creativity being presented here. Go to Full Review
Fionnuala Halligan Screen International Aug 28, 2024
Combining her skills as a documentarian with those of theatre company Cheek By Jowl leads to unexpectedly moving results in Sophie Fiennes’ austere masterclass, Acting. Go to Full Review
Monique Jones AWFJ.org Aug 11, 2026
Shakespeare fans and lovers of the craft of acting might get a lot out of this documentary by seeing actors being guided by their director, Sir Declan Donnellan, to pull the most out of the material. Go to Full Review
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Sophie Fiennes

Director

Sophie Fiennes

Producer

Martin Rosenbaum

Producer

Shani Hinton

Producer

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Movie Info

Director
Sophie Fiennes
Producer
Sophie Fiennes, Martin Rosenbaum, Shani Hinton
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 27m
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