A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
Director:
Jonathan Demme
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| Wallace Shawn | ... | Halvard Solness | |
| Julie Hagerty | ... | Aline Solness | |
| Larry Pine | ... | Dr. Herdal | |
| Lisa Joyce | ... | Hilde Wangel | |
| Andre Gregory | ... | Knut Brovik | |
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Joanna Howard | ... | Nurse Nora |
| Sheilagh Weymouth | ... | Nurse | |
| Winsome Brown | ... | Nurse | |
| Emily Cass McDonnell | ... | Kaia Fosli | |
| Jeff Biehl | ... | Ragnar Brovik | |
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Marjorie Graham | ... | Nurse |
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A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
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Halvard Solness (Wallace Shawn) is a successful architect on his sick bed. Aline (Julie Hagerty) is his long suffering wife. He tells Dr. Herdal (Larry Pine) about how he kept his worker Ragnar Brovik (Jeff Biehl). He hired Ragnar's girlfriend Hilde Wangel (Lisa Joyce) to keep Ragnar working for him. Hilde comes over to visit Halvard. She reminds him about their first meeting ten years ago as a fourteen year old.
This is based on Henrik Ibsen's play. There is a weird unrealism by keeping all the Norwegian names. It's strange to see this exercise and a somewhat effective one. Lisa Joyce's overacting only adds to the otherworldly feel. Wallace Shawn is brilliant as always and keeps the audience's attention. Julie Hagerty does her most powerful work. It has tension from dancing on the edge of madness but it never escapes its play origins.