National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika

"A Gay Fantasia On National Themes"

2017 3h 41m EN

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★8.1TMDB · 15★9IMDB · 686

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America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. This new staging of Tony Kushner's multi-award winning two-part play, Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia On National Themes, is directed by Olivier and Tony award winning director Marianne Elliott.

“A Gay Fantasia On National Themes”

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Cast

Andrew Garfield
Prior Walter
Nathan Lane
Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
Susan Brown
Hannah Pitt/Aleksii/Doctor/Ethel Rosenberg/The Angel Asiatica
Denise Gough
Harper Pitt/The Angel Africanii
Amanda Lawrence
The Angel/Voice Of Orrin/Mormon Centre Mother/Nurse Emily
James McArdle
Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Belize/Mr. Lies/Voice Of Caleb/The Angel Oceania
Russell Tovey
Joseph Pitt/Mormon Centre Father/The Angel Europa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marianne Elliott
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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At 221 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "National Theatre Live: Angels In America Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Adrian Sutton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George Bushaway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane and Susan Brown carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Gay Fantasia On National Themes".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6847810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Marianne Elliott directs. Adrian Sutton scores. George Bushaway cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 221 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Part of the "National Theatre Live: Angels In America Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Adrian Sutton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor George Bushaway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andrew Garfield and Nathan Lane and Susan Brown carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A Gay Fantasia On National Themes".
8IMDB entry: tt6847810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Adrian Sutton
Editing: George Bushaway
Costume design: Nicky Gillibrand
Makeup / hair: Giuseppe Cannas
Sound: Ian Dickinson
Runtime: 221 min · 3h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika (2017)
IMDB rating: 9/10 · 686 votes

Part of

National Theatre Live: Angels In America Collection

Life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. This is America in the mid-1980s. Tony Kushner's world famous two-part play about the AIDS crisis, Angels in America, including Part One: Millennium Approaches and Part Two: Perestroika.

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Marianne Elliott

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Who made it

National Theatre
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Key crew

Theatre PlayTony Kushner
Set DesignerIan MacNeil
Costume DesignNicky Gillibrand
Lighting DesignPaule Constable
ChoreographerRobby Graham
Sound DesignerIan Dickinson
Fight ChoreographerKate Waters
ProducerFlo Buckeridge
ProducerKate Moore
Associate ProducerIeva Bachtiarova
Production ManagerJasmine Sandalli
Lighting DirectorBernie Davis
Sound SupervisorConrad Fletcher
Camera SupervisorGiles Pritchard
Camera OperatorDave Bowden
Camera OperatorJames Day
Camera OperatorMatt Ingham
Camera OperatorWayne Ratcliffe
Camera OperatorVince Spooner
Unit ManagerSue Bourne
Post-Production ManagerJamie Isbell
EditorGeorge Bushaway
Assistant DirectorHarry Mackrill
Production ManagerTariq Rifaat

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

theater play
live performance
filmed theater
gay theme
nt live

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical2017-07-27

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International titles

Angels In America — Part Two: PerestroikaGB
Angels In America: Perestroika (National Theatre Live)GB
Angels In America: PerestroikaGB
Angels In America (A Gay Fantasia On National Themes) Part Two: Perestroika by Tony KushnerGB
Angels In America (A Gay Fantasia On National Themes) Part One: Perestroika by Tony KushnerGB
NT Live: Angels In America — Part Two: PerestroikaGB
美國天使：重建－英國國家劇院現場TW