Bagg and Dukes watch Louis Malle’s wild 1994 film that takes, as its subject, a rehearsal of Andre Gregory’s…”performance” of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. If that sounds convoluted, it is. Gregory and an amazing cast (Julianne Moore, Wallace Shawn, Larry Pine and more) rehearsed the play in a dilapidated theater, inviting a few guests each night to watch what they were working on. Malle’s film shoots an entire performance/rehearsal, nesting the theatrical performance in his own film. Yikes.
The lads talk about whether performance can trump story, the choices the actors make with this text, and a trivia question about politicians and their…members.
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