Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal (2015)

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A documentary essay about a text that penetrates lives and lives that penetrate a text. In September 2015 teatro GRIOT - a theatre company based in Lisbon, whose actors are mostly Afro-descendants - started to rehearse Shakespeare's "The Tempest" with acclaimed director Bruno Bravo in a little coastal village. Starting with the first rehearsals the film explores Shakespeare's text and the actors' biographies, between the play and the landscape and brings up topics such as memories, home, emigration and colonialism. A complex mosaic of multiple voices.

Director: Uli Decker
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 30 min
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Country: Germany, Portugal
Language: Português
Original Language: pt

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal about?
A documentary essay about a text that penetrates lives and lives that penetrate a text. In September 2015 teatro GRIOT - a theatre company based in Lisbon, whose actors are mostly Afro-descendants - started to rehearse Shakespeare's "The Tempest" with acclaimed director Bruno Bravo in a little coastal village. Starting with the first rehearsals the film explores Shakespeare's text and the actors' biographies, between the play and the landscape and brings up topics such as memories, home, emigration and colonialism. A complex mosaic of multiple voices.
Who directed Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal?
Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal was directed by Uli Decker.
Who stars in Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal?
Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal stars Zia Soares, Bruno Bravo, Margarida Bento, Ana Rosa Mendes, Daniel Martinho, Giovanni Lourenço.
How long is Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal?
Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal has a runtime of 30m (30 minutes).
What genre is Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal?
Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal is a Documentary film.
Where was Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal produced?
Tempests - Essay on a Rehearsal was produced in Germany, Portugal.