National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed play The Habit of Art, with Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings and Frances de la Tour, returns to cinemas as part of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations. Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first for twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, amongst others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station. Alan Bennett’s play is as much about the theatre as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion’s spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.
Year: 2010
Studio: National Theatre
Director: Robin Lough, Nicholas Hytner
Cast: Richard Griffiths, Alex Jennings, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Wight, Philip Childs, Elliot Levey
Crew: Alan Bennett (Writer), Robin Lough (Director), Nicholas Hytner (Director), Nicholas Hytner (Stage Director), Mark Henderson (Lighting Design), Bob Crowley (Costume Design)
Runtime: 145 minutes
Release: Apr 22, 2010
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 5
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : stage play, filmed theater
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