A German theatre god lets you backstage while Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert fan out.
Lars Eidinger is one of Germany’s most talented and versatile actors with his love of improvisation and physical acting style. This documentary seeks to dispel some of the mystique surrounding this exceptional actor’s unique art and also provide an exciting insight into the world of theatre and filmmaking.
Acting
Eidinger's Hamlet prep is raw, sweaty, uncomfortably honest.
Direction
Holzemer captures the chaos without killing the magic.
Production
Rare access to Berlin's Schaubühne rehearsal rooms.
Director
Reiner Holzemer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Eidinger has played Hamlet over 200 times at Schaubühne, making this documentary essentially a 93-minute sequel.
The title references Hamlet's speech but also Eidinger's own crisis: he nearly quit acting after a 2017 breakdown.
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