After the Rehearsal
Arena presents the British premiere of Ingmar Bergman 's new film After the Rehearsal. Written and directed by Bergman last year soon after completing Fanny and Alexander, it continues the autobiographical theme. As theatre director Henrik Vogler sits alone on an empty stage after rehearsal Anna, a young actress, suddenly returns to the theatre to talk about her part.... The director is both cynical and affectionate; he is sick and tired of the theatre but still in love with, and fascinated by, his actors. Bergman refers to it as a chamber-work for television, a meditation on life in the theatre and, even more, on what it's like to be old. Earlier this year
After the Rehearsal was shown at the Cannes Film
Festival, where it was greeted with great acclaim.
'Simply but beautifully realised, this ranks with Bergman's very best work. I doubt if we will see a better film this year (THE GUARDIAN) with Erland Josephson
Lena Olin , Ingrid Thulin Nadja Palmstjerna-Weiss Bertil Guve
Photography SVEN NYKVIST Written and directed by INGMAR BERGMAN
An Arena presentation
(Fanny and Alexander will be shown shortly on BBC2)