Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic. Jack Tanner, celebrated radical thinker and rich bachelor, seems an unlikely choice as guardian to the alluring heiress, Ann. But she takes it in her assured stride and, despite the love of a poet, she decides to marry and tame this dazzling revolutionary. Tanner, appalled by the whiff of domesticity, is tipped off by his chauffeur and flees to Spain, where he is captured by bandits and meets The Devil. An extraordinary dream-debate, heaven versus hell, ensues. Following in hot pursuit, Ann is there when Tanner awakes, as fierce in her certainty as he is in his. A romantic comedy, an epic fairytale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live.
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman (2015) is a drama film directed by Robin Lough, released on May 14, 2015 with a runtime of 3h 40m. It stars Nicholas Le Prevost, Ferdinand Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma. Viewers rate it 5.6 out of 10 across 5 ratings.
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Nicholas Le Prevost
as Roebuck Ramsden
Ferdinand Kingsley
as Octavius Robinson
Ralph Fiennes
as Jack Tanner/Don Juan
Indira Varma
as Ann Whitefield/Ana
Christine Kavanagh
as Mrs Whitefield
Clare Clifford
as Miss Ramsden
Faye Castelow
as Violet
Elliot Barnes-Worrell
as Straker
Naomi Cranston
as Housekeeper/The Sulky Social Democrat
Nick Hendrix
as Hector Malone
Corey Johnson
as Malone
Tim McMullan
as Mendoza/The Devil
Directed by Robin Lough, written by George Bernard Shaw, produced by Emma Keith.
Average viewer score of 5.6/10 from 5 ratings.
What a piece of work is “Man and Superman”? Hard work, to be frank. George Bernard Shaw’s experimental juggernaut — deemed unstageable in 1903 — makes for three and a half hours of tangled philosophy: a blow-away light comedy weighed down by footnotes. It’s a play for changing times, a bid to throw off the past and make things anew, and yet Simon Godwin’s handsome, modern-dress revival at the National Theatre…
Reviewed on May 12, 2018
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The main cast of National Theatre Live: Man and Superman (2015) includes Nicholas Le Prevost, Ferdinand Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Indira Varma and Christine Kavanagh. The film was directed by Robin Lough. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman was released on May 14, 2015 and runs for 3h 40m.
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman (2015) holds an average rating of 5.6 out of 10 from 5 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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