Brace Up!

1993 1h 46m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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The Wooster Group's production of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, translated by Paul Schmidt and directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, with performances from Kate Valk, Peyton Smith, Scott Shepherd, Ari Fliakos, Anna Kohler, Beatrice Roth, Ron Vawter, and Willem Dafoe. This presentation of the 2003 production of BRACE UP!, designed by Ken Kobland and LeCompte, incorporates close-up recordings of the performers simultaneously with continuous wide-angle footage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anna Köhler
Natalya Ivanovna
Ari Fliakos
Andrei Sergeyevich Prozorov
Beatrice Roth
Irina
Kate Valk
Masha / Narrator
Peyton Smith
Ron Vawter
Scott Shepherd
Baron Nikolai Lvovich Tusenbach
Willem Dafoe
Colonel Alexander Ignatyevich Vershinin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elizabeth LeCompte
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, shot by Ken Kobland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ken Kobland 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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Anna Köhler and Ari Fliakos and Beatrice Roth carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Elizabeth LeCompte directs. Ken Kobland behind the camera. Ken Kobland cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, shot by Ken Kobland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Ken Kobland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Anna Köhler and Ari Fliakos and Beatrice Roth carry the top of the cast.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.