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2014
Not Rated
First Run Features
1 h 26 m

2014
Not Rated
First Run Features
1 h 26 m

Summary Peter Brook is one of the world's most respected and revolutionary directors of contemporary theatre. To help his actors achieve extraordinary performances, he has a special exercise, called "the Tightrope," which evolved over decades of experimentation and practice into a process of transformation that makes theatre real and new for act...

Directed By: Simon Brook

Written By: Peter Brook, Simon Brook

2014
Not Rated
First Run Features
1 h 26 m

2014
Not Rated
First Run Features
1 h 26 m

Peter Brook: The Tightrope

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews

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Summary Peter Brook is one of the world's most respected and revolutionary directors of contemporary theatre. To help his actors achieve extraordinary performances, he has a special exercise, called "the Tightrope," which evolved over decades of experimentation and practice into a process of transformation that makes theatre real and new for act...

Directed By: Simon Brook

Written By: Peter Brook, Simon Brook

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Jos Houben

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Yoshi Oida

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Abdou Ouologuem

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César Sarachu

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Emily Wilson

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Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews

50% Positive
3 Reviews

33% Mixed
2 Reviews

17% Negative
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Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews

50% Positive
3 Reviews

33% Mixed
2 Reviews

17% Negative
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Jan 28, 2014

Brook offers himself as a teacher whose goal is to help his students discover brief, ephemeral moments of bliss.

Jan 30, 2014

The way the tightrope works is vague, but what the exercise shows is straightforward and marvelous.

By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jan 30, 2014

Simon Brook used five hidden cameras, and the audience has a sense of witnessing intimate moments rather than watching a performance.

By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW

Jan 30, 2014

There’s no doubting Brook and the performers’ commitment to their craft, even if the end result is somewhat repetitive.

By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Feb 11, 2014

Frustratingly devoid of any background information about the director’s storied career, the film is ultimately repetitive and tedious.

By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Apr 10, 2014

So instructional is the film, directed by Brook's son, Simon, that it feels like one of those P90X or Insanity home fitness programs: Try this at home. You too can perform on stage.

By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Brook Productions, Cinemaundici, Centre International de Recherche Théâtrale, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA), Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), ARTE

Release Date Jan 31, 2014

Duration 1 h 26 m

Rating Not Rated

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Website https://www.facebook.com/TheTightrope

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