The Dresser Movie Review

The Dresser is a play-turned-movie written by “Ronald Harwood” and “Richard Eyre” under the direction of “Richard Eyre”. It features “ Ian McKellen No writer could ever describe him. As a writer, fo >> Read More... ,” “ Anthony Hopkins “Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees, and Sadako Sofubi >> Read More... ,” “ Emily Watson Emily Watson is an actress of English origin, born >> Read More... ,” “ Vanessa Kirby Versatile actress and model Vanessa Kirby are well >> Read More... ,” “Sarah Lancashire,” “ Edward Fox Edward Charles Morice Fox commonly known as Edward >> Read More... ,” “Tom Brooke,” “Matthew Cottle,” “Ian Conningham,” “Helen Bradbury,” “John Ashton,” “Annalisa Rossi” and “Carl Sanderson” in major screentime roles. BBC and Playground Entertainment have produced the film.

Plot

The movie resonates around the touring drama company headed towards London during the end of World War II World War II is a Malayalam information TV show on >> Read More... . The lead character of “King Lear” is played by “Sir,” a self-centred, egotistical old actor with deteriorating health. “Sir” is amidst the dilemma between “The show must go on” spirit or canceling the show as persuaded by “Her Ladyship” after discharging “Sir” from the hospital. Meanwhile, Norman, the dresser who takes care of almost everything to put “Sir” on stage, strongly favors the performance of “Sir” probably more than “Sir” himself.

Star Performance

Various impactful performances by the whole crew support the strength of writing. Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen and Emily Watson had a significant presence that might have a lasting impact on the viewers. The monologue for Fox also goes a long way in contributing to the magnificence of the movie.

Analysis

For those who are not familiar with “ Hannibal Hannibal was a TV series produced at NBC. The stor >> Read More... ” and “Gandalf,” here is the duo doing justice to the nuanced writing of Ronald Harwood. The movie shows the nitty-gritty involved in a theatre actor’s life. What goes in and around the stage, in front of the audience and behind the curtain, as well as around that time when sirens wailed, and bombs annulled the residents of war-struck nations. Although this was the second attempt to bring the play to the silver screen, there are only a few points to compare the two. The audience should look out for various irony and metaphors in the film, like how the paranoia of “Lear” is the one “Sir” is living.

What’s There?

• Power-packed performances
• Seasoned writing
• Award-winning costumes and make-up

What’s Not There?

•  The earlier adaptation has too big expectations to fulfill.

Verdict

The movie introduces the life of an artist who desires to be immortal by, the virtue of his skills but fails to do so. If the money and fame that the established artists have fascinated you, watch this to get familiarised with their struggles you don’t know about. Overall it is good cinema with acclaimed writing, the performances are too good to miss. This movie should be on your watchlist for several reasons.