Peter Brook: The Tightrope

Name: Peter Brook: The Tightrope
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Documentary
Released: January 31, 2014
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 57

2014

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First Run Features | Release Date: January 31, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Peter Brook is one of the world's most respected and revolutionary directors of contemporary theatre. To help his actors achieve extraordinary performances, he has a special exercise, called "the Tightrope," which evolved over decades of experimentation and practice into a process of transformation that makes theatre real and new for actorPeter Brook is one of the world's most respected and revolutionary directors of contemporary theatre. To help his actors achieve extraordinary performances, he has a special exercise, called "the Tightrope," which evolved over decades of experimentation and practice into a process of transformation that makes theatre real and new for actor and audience alike. In this quietly eloquent and unique film, director Simon Brook, Peter's son, reveals how the Tightrope works its dramatic alchemy. [First Run Features]… Expand

Director: Simon Brook

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 min

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Jan 28, 2014

Brook offers himself as a teacher whose goal is to help his students discover brief, ephemeral moments of bliss. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

Jan 30, 2014

The way the tightrope works is vague, but what the exercise shows is straightforward and marvelous. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Jan 30, 2014

Simon Brook used five hidden cameras, and the audience has a sense of witnessing intimate moments rather than watching a performance. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Jan 30, 2014

There’s no doubting Brook and the performers’ commitment to their craft, even if the end result is somewhat repetitive. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Feb 11, 2014

Frustratingly devoid of any background information about the director’s storied career, the film is ultimately repetitive and tedious. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Apr 10, 2014

So instructional is the film, directed by Brook's son, Simon, that it feels like one of those P90X or Insanity home fitness programs: Try this at home. You too can perform on stage. Read full review

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