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The Dresser is a 2015 British television drama film directed by Richard Eyre and based on the 1980 play by Ronald Harwood. It stars Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson, Vanessa Kirby, Sarah Lancashire and Edward Fox.
The Dresser: Directed by Richard Eyre. With Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen, Emily Watson, Sarah Lancashire. A drama, based on a successful play, about an aging actor (Sir Anthony Hopkins) and his personal assistant (Sir Ian McKellen).
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- Drama
- Richard Eyre
- 2016-05-30
May 27, 2016 · Set during World War II, the film is centered around the relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor known only as Sir (Hopkins) and Norman (McKellen), who is nominally his dresser but who appears to have devoted his life to taking care of virtually every aspect of Sir’s life in order to get him out on stage for yet another performance ...
Oct 21, 2015 · The Dresser is an archetypal relationship. You know, master servant. They're mutually dependent. In the case of the dresser, he's like the Fool in Lear.
In The Dresser Hopkins returns to BBC television after some years and teams up with Ian McKellen for the first time on-screen. McKellen is the loyal, camp, alcoholic dresser to Hopkin's Sir, the domineering actor-manager (based on Sir Donald Wolfit) touring up and down the various stages of Britain during World War 2.
May 29, 2016 · Ronald Harwood wrote “The Dresser” as a play in 1980, it made Broadway in 1981, and in 1983 it was adapted into a well-regarded film. It’s a vehicle for two graying actors that gives both a ...
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