A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Athenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.2/10 | |
Released: | June 25, 2009 | |
Runtime: | 125 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | National Theatre | |
Cast: | Dominic Cooper Chipo Chung Portia Booroff | |
Crew: | Nicholas Hytner Jean Racine Robin Lough | |
Overkill : This should be good! (I hope) Release date from what I see is December 5th.