National Theatre Live: Red

2018 1h 30m EN

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4.6

SKIP

★4.6TMDB · 42

Drama

Synopsis

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Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant, the artist Mark Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet: to create a definitive series of paintings for the Philip Johnson-designed Four Seasons restaurant in architect Mies van der Rohe's iconic Seagram Building. Award-winning stage and screen actor Alfred Molina reprises his critically acclaimed performance as the American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko in playwright John Logan's Tony Award-winning 2010 play Red. Molina is joined by rising star Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away With Murder) as Rothko's assistant Ken. Original Broadway director Michael Grandage returns to direct this 2018 West End revival, the first UK production since the play's 2009 world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alfred Molina
Mark Rothko
Alfred Enoch
Ken

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nick Morris
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nick Morris, shot by Nick Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8851190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Nick Morris directs. Nick Morris behind the camera. Adam Cork scores. Egli Keli cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nick Morris, shot by Nick Morris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Adam Cork. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Egli Keli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alfred Molina and Alfred Enoch carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt8851190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.