Tag Archives: David Hare

The White Crow review — Nureyev biopic achieves rare grace

May 24, 2019 flawintheiris

Directed by Ralph Fiennes | Written by David Hare, adapting a biography by Julie Kavanagh | 132 min | Crave Plus and Hoopla What a challenge this must've been, to find the actor who could dance anything like Rudolf Nureyev, but also provide the dramatic chops to believably convey his haughty, charismatic persona. Full marks,… Read More

#AFF2016 — Land Of Mine, My Life So Far, A Man Called Ove, Denial reviews

September 21, 2016 flawintheiris

Land Of Mine (Under Sandet) Written and Directed by Martin Zandvliet | 100 min It was announced the other day that Land of Mine will be the Danish submission for consideration as the Best Foreign Language film at next year's Academy Awards. (So was A Man Called Ove last week declared for Sweden, making today a Scandinavian… Read More

The Worricker Trilogy — Terrific spycraft for a rainy day

December 14, 2014 flawintheiris

A series of features made for British television, these are now available on Blu-Ray and online. Pravda playwright and The Reader screenwriter David Hare is a legend in British theatre circles. He's written and directed a bit of a John le Carré-style British spy classic in Page Eight. Made for the BBC, it was released here in 2011 and now… Read More

Page Eight and London River reviews

March 12, 2012 flawintheiris

Two very different but very London-centric political thrillers now on DVD: Page Eight | Written and Directed by David Hare (BBC) Pravda playwright and The Reader screenwriter David Hare returns to directing for the first time in years with this John le Carré-style British spy drama. Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) plays a straight-arrow MI5 man,… Read More