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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Jonathan Demme
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Title: A Master Builder (2013)
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2 nominations.
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| Julie Hagerty | ... | Aline Solness | |
| Wallace Shawn | ... | Halvard Solness | |
| Lisa Joyce | ... | Hilde Wangel | |
| Andre Gregory | ... | Knut Brovik | |
| Larry Pine | ... | Dr. Herdal | |
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Joanna Howard | ... | Nurse Nora |
| Winsome Brown | ... | Nurse | |
| Jeff Biehl | ... | Ragnar Brovik | |
| Emily Cass McDonnell | ... | Kaia Fosli | |
| Sheilagh Weymouth | ... | Nurse | |
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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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22 June 2014 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$7,017, 27 July 2014Gross USA:
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A successful, ego-maniacal architect (Wallace Shawn) who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
While this is a very good film, it must be stressed: this was originally a play, and it comes across very obviously as a play, even on film. The dialogue is dense, far more than your usual conversation. And the sets are minimal. Not sparse, but few... are there even six different rooms in the whole two hours? I feel like I have seen another version of this play done before (on film, not in person). But this probably is the defining version. Wallace Shawn is great, but really Lisa Joyce steals the show. In the few years this has been out, her career has moved along steadily, but she's not the big name she should be. Someone cast this woman in the right role!