Événement

NWFF - Local Sightings-Hedda Gabler

(Paul Willis, 2004, DV, 90min.)
As a founder of Printer's Devil Theater, Paul Willis staged a live performance of Hedda Gabler in 2000 to widespread acclaim. With his film, he brings the same actors from the play and transforms the live performance into a motion picture with ingenious artistic dexterity. The production used MiniDV video cameras and post production manipulation at Flying Spot to successfully capture an oppressive suburban heat which quickly turns into a powder keg of re-ignited desire.

"This visually-stunning adaptation of the Henrik Ibsen play transposes the action into a contemporary setting in which the newly-married, quick-witted and energetic Hedda (Heidi Schreck) and her bland but stable husband George (Matt Ford) have recently arrived in their brand new home. When a friend informs them that George's professorship at the university might be threatened by the rebound of his academic and onetime romantic rival Eilert (Deron Bos), everyone's insecurities bubble up to the surface. "

Hedda Gabler was made possible through support from The Northwest Film Forum, Flying Spot and the Allen Foundation for the Arts.