This So-Called Disaster (2004)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:26
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 89 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: After appearing as the ghost of Hamlet's father in Michael Almereyda's 2000 film version of the Bard's classic story, which also starred Ethan Hawke, Julia Stiles, and Kyle MacLachlan, Sam Shepard... [More]
Starring: Sam Shepard, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson
Director: Michael Almereyda
Reviews for This So-Called Disaster
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Will appeal mostly to those who love theater and relish the opportunity to see a production being built, scene by scene. Full Review |
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Consistently engrossing, with nary a dull moment, and very enlightening on what is popularly called "the actor's process." Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
One of the finer peeks into the creative process of staging a play. Full Review |
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B+ |
A fractured but compelling piece of reality theater. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Lets us hang out with, and really meet for the first time, artists we thought we already knew. Full Review |
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4/5 |
In its vision of the push-and-pull of rehearsal and the revelation of how a play comes to breathing, snorting life onstage, Almereyda's video brings us close to the act of creation. Full Review |
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In the end, what takes shape is not just a significant unraveling of Shepard's taciturn mystique, but a potent sense of the pain and rigor of revealing oneself through art. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Ultimately, you leave This So-Called Disaster with renewed respect for Shepard, who comes off as a kind of quiet hero: a man of words, confronting his past with little fuss, and from it creating a legacy. Full Review |
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As a portrait of a collaborative artist at work, the film is an invaluable document, not to be missed by anyone with more than a passing interest in theater. Full Review |
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One of the most pleasurable documentaries in recent memory. Full Review |
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Theater lovers are likely to find the film interesting even when it zigs and zags. Full Review |
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It's fun to see actors doing what they do and to see them through the eyes of a director. Full Review |
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An unbridled orgy of uninhibited Stanislavsky. Full Review |
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Not as insightful as Topsy-Turvy or Vanya on 42nd Street about the process of putting on a show, it's nonetheless a fascinating meeting of the minds. Full Review |
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