At the age of 92, Frederick Wiseman, the creator of long documentaries, has made a short fiction feature. This begs the question of whether his “A Couple” marks a break from a style established over nearly 60 years, or whether it is a continuation in every way, bar genre technicalities. Wiseman is known for his unobtrusive long takes, naturalistic observations, meticulous focus, and gentle humanism. Faith and patience is required of the viewer as he uses a method comparable to mosaic-building to, piece by piece, assemble a bigger picture of people, places, or institutions.
“’A Couple’ follows a long-term relationship between a man and a woman,” reads the film’s logline. This concept is distilled down into episodes of monologue assembled from diary entries by Sophia Tolstoy, wife of the legendary Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. Their relationship is entirely constructed through her eyes, with his part in things conveyed through the impression...
“’A Couple’ follows a long-term relationship between a man and a woman,” reads the film’s logline. This concept is distilled down into episodes of monologue assembled from diary entries by Sophia Tolstoy, wife of the legendary Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. Their relationship is entirely constructed through her eyes, with his part in things conveyed through the impression...
- 9/2/2022
- by Sophie Monks Kaufman
- Indiewire
An all-new Theater Talk features actor Joely Richardson, currently giving a luminous performance as Emily Dickinson in a revival of William Luce's The Belle of Amherst at The Westside Theatre, and the production's director, Steve Cosson, in a discussion about the reclusive 19th-century poet, and the legacy of actor Julie Harris who opened and toured the play for many years.
- 11/12/2014
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
We were all hoping that the London production of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour would mark Keira Knightley's Broadway debut (she got great reviews in 2011 starring opposite Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss), but we'll take her however we can get her. Next fall, she will make her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre Company's adaptation of the tragic novel Thérèse Raquin, continuing with Knightley's affinity for period dramas. In other news, Big Brother standout Frankie J. Grande (the bro of another famous Grande, Ariana) will take on a supporting role in Rock of Ages for two months beginning Nov.
- 10/25/2014
- by Jason Clark
- EW.com - PopWatch
The Belle of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, opened last night, October 19 in a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was there to chat with the company after the curtain went down and you can check out interviews with the whole gang below...
- 10/20/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Belle of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, opened last night, October 19 in a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night after party below...
- 10/20/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Belle of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, opened last night, October 19 in a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night curtain call below...
- 10/20/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
"Words are my life," declares Emily Dickinson, portrayed by Joely Richardson in The Belle of Amherst. And indeed, words are what you get in this Off-Broadway revival of William Luce's 1976 one-woman play, immortalized by actress Julie Harris in a Tony Award-winning turn that she later reprised for a PBS television production. Conveying the essence of the reclusive poet's life via an interweaving of her poems, letters, diaries and pure imagination, it's an incisive portrait that provides a marvelous vehicle for talented actresses. Richardson is accustomed to having big shoes to fill thanks to her lineage:
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- 10/20/2014
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Belle Of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, will launch a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. Beginning Tuesday, October 7th, The Belle of Amherst will play a limited engagement at off-Broadway's Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street. The production officially opens on Sunday, October 19th. The company just met the press and BroadwayWorld's was there to capture the moment - scroll down for photos...
- 9/13/2014
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Belle Of Amherst, William Luce's acclaimed one-woman play of the private yet prolific poet Emily Dickinson, will launch a new production starring Golden Globe Award nominee Joely Richardson 'NipTuck,' Side Effects and directed by Steve Cosson The Civilians, Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play. Beginning Tuesday, October 7th, The Belle of Amherst will play a limited engagement at off-Broadway's Westside Theatre 407 West 43rd Street. The production officially opens on Sunday, October 19th. Tickets are now on sale through Telecharge atwww.telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200.THe company just met the press and BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge was on hand to chat with the full gang about the play. Check out what they had to say below...
- 9/12/2014
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
New York — Joely Richardson will play Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst in the fall, taking on the vehicle that in 1977 won legendary theater actress Julie Harris her fifth Tony Award. Set in mid-19th century Massachusetts, William Luce's one-woman drama weaves together Dickinson's poems, letters and diaries to illuminate a prolific American literary figure who sought comfort in solitude. Richardson will portray fifteen different characters in the play, which explores the poet's life and work via private moments as well as significant encounters with family, friends and acquaintances. In addition to her film and theater
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- 7/15/2014
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With her win for Best Actress (Play) for her performance as chanteuse Billie Holliday in "Lady Day at Emersons Bar and Grill," Audra McDonald set two new Tony records. This was her sixth victory, breaking a tie with two titans of the stage -- Julie Harris and Angela Lansbury. And she became the first performer to take home Tonys in all four acting categories. -Break- Join the fiery debate over the Tony Awards going on right now in our red-hot forums Harris won five Best Actress (Play) prizes: "I Am a Camera" (1952), "The Lark" (1956), "Forty Carats" (1969), "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1973) and "The Belle of Amherst" (1977). And she holds the record for most nominations for a performer with 10 nods. Lansbury won Best Actress (Musical) four times -- "Mame" (1966), "Dear World" (1969), "Gypsy" (1975) and "Sweeney Todd" (1979) -- and pi...
- 6/9/2014
- Gold Derby
Julie Harris: Best Actress Oscar nominee, multiple Tony winner dead at 87 (photo: James Dean and Julie Harris in ‘East of Eden’) Film, stage, and television actress Julie Harris, a Best Actress Academy Award nominee for the psychological drama The Member of the Wedding and James Dean’s leading lady in East of Eden, died of congestive heart failure at her home in West Chatham, Massachusetts, on August 24, 2013. Harris, born in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, on December 2, 1925, was 87. Throughout her career, Julie Harris collected ten Tony Award nominations, more than any other performer. She won five times — a record matched only by that of Angela Lansbury. Harris’ Tony Award wins were for I Am a Camera (1952), The Lark (1956), Forty Carats (1969), The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1973), and The Belle of Amherst (1977). Harris’ tenth and final Tony nomination was for The Gin Game (1997). In 2002, she was honored with a Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award.
- 8/25/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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