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The Hedge Theater

The Hedge Theater

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 17, 2002

Runtime

0h 19m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

64%

Original Title

The Hedge Theater

Director

Robert Beavers

Description

Beavers shot The Hedge Theatre in Rome in the 1980s. It is an intimate film inspired by the Baroque architecture and stone carvings of Francesco Borromini and St. Martin and the Beggar, a painting by the Sienese painter Il Sassetta. Beavers’ montage contrasts the sensuous softness of winter light with the lush green growth brought by spring rains. Each shot and each source of sound is steeped in meaning and placed within the film’s structure with exacting skill to build a poetic relationship between image and sound.