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- Synopsis
- A performance recorded at the Gate theatre in London, on 21 March 1996 as part of the Gate Biennale, a celebration of contemporary European theatre. The play, written in Swedish in 1994 by Stig Larsson, translated by Frank Gabriel Perry and directed by David Farr, concerns three sisters who arrange a rare evening together. The intervention of their respective boyfriends produces a night of increasing sexual tension, cruelty, and ultimately revelation.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. S-VHS. col. 100 min.
- Year of production
- 1996
- Availability
- REFERENCE ONLY
- Notes
- The technical quality of the recording is poor.
Paired with THE OGINSKI POLONAISE. - Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama - contemporary; performances; Sarrsen, Stig; Sweden
Credits
- Writer
- Frank Gabriel Perry; Stig Larsson
- Contributor
- David Farr
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
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- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ - Notes
- The Learning on Screen distribution library is currently only available in part. Please contact us with any individual queries. The two series of InterUniversity History Film Consortium films which make extensive use of archive footage been digitised for free, online viewing by UK HE institutions - see Learning on Screen InterUniversity History Film Consortium Films (qv).
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