About us
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually watch the film before attending the discussion, you are welcome to come if you haven't yet. You are also welcome to come late and leave early, if necessary.
We watch: 1) adaptations of plays for the large and small screen, 2) quality recordings of actual performances, and 3) films and documentaries about life and work in the theater.
We look at every style of theater and film, from all over the world, from the most accessible to the most challenging. Take a look at "past events" on our main page to see some of the things we've looked at in the last five years.
READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL, although doing so will increase your appreciation for the film and knowledge of theater history. If you don't read the play, the discussion will begin with a quick synopsis of how the play and film differ.
Fans of theater, film, literature, history—as well as actors, directors, playwrights, screenwriters and filmmakers—will find there’s a lot to learn by looking at the theater to film transformation.
Featured event
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (1952)
“Oscar Wilde’s most famous play is a farcical comedy that satirizes the strict, hypocritical social customs of Victorian England. The plot revolves around two wealthy young bachelors living double lives. When Algernon discovers that his friend Ernest has created a fictional brother, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever-increasing confusion, which unleashes repressed desires from all the characters.”
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually arrive having watched the film beforehand, you are invited to come and listen if you haven't seen the film yet. READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL, although doing so will increase your appreciation for the film and its theatrical roots.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (1952)
Directed by Anthony Asquith
Screenplay by Anthony Asquith, based on the 1985 play by Oscar Wilde
With Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Joan Greenwood, Dorothy Tutin, Margaret Rutherford and Edith Evans
1 hour 35 mins.
Available to stream and rent in a variety of places. Check justwatch.com for details.
The Play: "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: A TRIVIAL PLAY FOR SERIOUS PEOPLE"
archive.org/details/importanceofbein0000wild_c3a4/page/112/mode/2up
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (1952)
·OnlineOnline“Oscar Wilde’s most famous play is a farcical comedy that satirizes the strict, hypocritical social customs of Victorian England. The plot revolves around two wealthy young bachelors living double lives. When Algernon discovers that his friend Ernest has created a fictional brother, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever-increasing confusion, which unleashes repressed desires from all the characters.”
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually arrive having watched the film beforehand, you are invited to come and listen if you haven't seen the film yet. READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL, although doing so will increase your appreciation for the film and its theatrical roots.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (1952)
Directed by Anthony Asquith
Screenplay by Anthony Asquith, based on the 1985 play by Oscar Wilde
With Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Joan Greenwood, Dorothy Tutin, Margaret Rutherford and Edith Evans
1 hour 35 mins.
Available to stream and rent in a variety of places. Check justwatch.com for details.The Play: "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: A TRIVIAL PLAY FOR SERIOUS PEOPLE"
archive.org/details/importanceofbein0000wild_c3a4/page/112/mode/2up7 attendees
Past events
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