Like the acting classes we’re treated to, these scenes are an exercise in not only being present in the moment but fully absorbed by it. Early scenes in particular are a marvel of kinetic editing, moving from one evocative scene to the next with just enough context to avoid slowing down the momentum. Maclean, whose well-made adaptation of “Jesus’ Son” couldn’t hope to fully convey Denis Johnson’s incendiary prose, excels at bringing that unspoken energy to life. Stanley and his group develop a fixation for the “first follower” theory of building a movement, which has an effect on both their relationships and their work - a push-pull that’s often silent, the kind of subtext he and his peers are meant to read between the lines they deliver to one another. “The Rehearsal” is constantly interrogating that tension, with some characters pushing back against the notion of team-building as they struggle to assert themselves. Like every other part of the ensemble, she and Stanley are more compelling as part of a collective than they are as individuals. Oscars 2023: Best Visual Effects Predictions
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New Movies: Release Calendar for August 26, Plus Where to Watch the Latest FilmsĮmmy Predictions: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie - 'Lotus' Buds 'The Invitation' Review: Nathalie Emmanuel Gets Sucked Into a Languishing Legacy Simmons in “Whiplash” than Robin Williams in “Dead Poets Society,” she’s the kind of passionate instructor whose intense methods inspire greatness and devastation in equal measure. Familiar to anyone who’s seen “Boy” or “The Dark Horse,” he plays Stanley, a shy but talented thespian in the process of finding himself as both a person and a performer - making him the perfect candidate for the baptism-by-fire approach championed by the head of his department (Kerry Fox of “An Angel at My Table.”) More J.K. Set at a prestigious drama school and frequently engrossing, the film unfolds like an experimental acting workshop that occasionally falters when the plot intrudes on the performances.īoth Catton and a hardcover copy of “The Luminaries” make brief cameos here, but the real star is James Rolleston. Her first novel, “The Rehearsal,” has beaten her second to the screen courtesy of filmmaker Alison Maclean. “Based on the novel by Eleanor Catton” has become a much more marketable phrase in the three years since the New Zealand author won the Man Booker prize for “The Luminaries,” a marvel of an 848-page tome currently being adapted as a miniseries for BBC.
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