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Patrick WangDrehbuch:
Patrick WangKamera:
Frank BarreraBesetzung:
Nana Visitor, James Marsters, Tyne Daly, Jessica Pimentel, Glynnis O'Connor, James Chen, Trevor St. John, Chris Conroy, Logan Smith, George Young (mehr)Inhalte(1)
After the cliffhanger (of sorts) that closes Part One, A Bread Factory, Part Two starts with a stage. The local production of the Greek play Hecuba is getting underway, but the hangover from the municipal standoff in Part One has left the town in a swirl. While tourists and real estate agents dance in the streets (it’s a musical!), Dorothea starts to question the future of her work in theater. But the show will go on. It’s the nature of living, breathing, persevering. In fact, after the goal-oriented drama of Part One, Part Two embarks on a more dramatically loose and audacious exploration of the division between performance and reality, with amateurs finding their way on stage and everyday life enhanced with monologue and story-telling. Sometimes it’s played for laughs, as when tap dancers keep their eyes on cell phones. But sometimes it’s about finding the fire in our bones to perform. The stage is a place to yearn; it’s “poor people’s therapy,” we’re reminded. If Part One assumed that there is social value and artistry in community theater, Part Two proves it with Brechtian flair and scene-stealing acting, from the exacting delivery of the late Brian Murray, to a refreshing back-and-forth between Janet Hsieh and George Young, muffled by Daft Punk helmets in Part One. (San Diego Asian Film Festival)
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