After the Rehearsal

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After the Rehearsal

R,

1984,

1h 12m,

Drama

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500+ Ratings

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500+ Ratings

A veteran theater director, Henrik (Erland Josephson), is staging a production of Strindberg's "Dream Play." Dozing after rehearsal, he's woken by Anna (Lena Olin), his lead actress, who seems out to seduce him. Anna's mother was Rakel (Ingrid Thulin), a deceased alcoholic actress and Henrik's former mistress. The presence of Anna makes Henrik think about his past with Rakel, as well as the mistakes he has made in his life, while he also imagines a possible future with Anna.

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Jay Carr

Boston Globe

Apr 27, 2018

Rarely, in fact, has a film succeeded so well in projecting the kinds of interior states usually conceded to novels, but forfeited by films.

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

May 5, 2017

"After the Rehearsal" evolves into such a fascinating, convincing reflection of backstage psychology and emotional combat that it should prove irresistible to anyone susceptible to the lore of the theater.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

4/4

What we are left with at the end of After the Rehearsal, however, is the very strong sense of an artist who has sacrificed many lives for the sake of his art, and now wonders if perhaps one of those lives was his own.

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

Jan 13, 2021

4.5/5

The definitive statement of Bergman the film director on Bergman the theater director.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jan 29, 2013

B+

Ingmar Bergman's personal meditation about life and art introduced to international cinema the talented and sexy Lena Olin.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Sep 19, 2007

B-

The director's mea culpa for choosing his art over his family life.

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Ingmar Bergman

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Erland Josephson

Older Henrik Vogler

Ingrid Thulin

Rakel Egerman

Lena Olin

Older Anna Egerman

Nadja Palmstjerna-Weiss

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Bertil Guve

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Synopsis

A veteran theater director, Henrik (Erland Josephson), is staging a production of Strindberg's "Dream Play." Dozing after rehearsal, he's woken by Anna (Lena Olin), his lead actress, who seems out to seduce him. Anna's mother was Rakel (Ingrid Thulin), a deceased alcoholic actress and Henrik's former mistress. The presence of Anna makes Henrik think about his past with Rakel, as well as the mistakes he has made in his life, while he also imagines a possible future with Anna.

Director: Ingmar Bergman
Producer: Jörn Donner
Production Co: Cinematograph AB, Personafilm
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Swedish
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2018
Runtime: 1h 12m

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