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Henrik Ibsen (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhɛnɾɪk ˈɪpsən]; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder.
Several of his plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theater was required to model strict mores of family life and propriety. Ibsen's work examined the realities that lay behind many façades, revealing much that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. The poetic and cinematic play Peer Gynt, however, has strong surreal elements.
Ibsen is often ranked as one of the truly great playwrights in the European tradition. Richard Hornby describes him as "a profound poetic dramatist—the best since Shakespeare". He influenced other playwrights and novelists such as George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, and Eugene O'Neill. Many critics consider him the greatest playwright since Shakespeare.
Actors: Wenche Foss (actress), Kjersti Holmen (actress), Sven Nordin (actor), Anders Baasmo Christiansen (actor), Per Theodor Haugen (actor), Svein Erik Brodal (actor), Eindride Eidsvold (actor), Svein Tindberg (actor), Lise Fjeldstad (actress), Joachim Rafaelsen (actor), Rolf Arly Lund (actor), Per Schaanning (actor), Berit Nesheim (director), Kirsten Hofseth (actress), Mona Kahn (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Antoni Corone (actor), Clint Howard (producer), Clint Howard (actor), Tom Nowicki (actor), Marc Macaulay (actor), David C. Williams (composer), Michael Bevins (costume designer), Steve DuMouchel (actor), Gabriel Damon (actor), Gabriel Damon (producer), Robert Deacon (actor), Peter Donald Badalamenti II (actor), Ru Flynn (actress), Agustin Rexach (editor), Jonathan Wyche (writer),
Plot: Planet Ibsen is about a tormented playwright who is forced to revisit his past while being trapped inside his archrival's most famous play. Planet Ibsen explores the rivalry between Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and his Swedish counterpart August Strindberg. In Planet Ibsen, August Strindberg believes he is trapped inside Henrik Ibsen's A Dolls House and his only means of escape is to rewrite Ibsen's play, in the attempt to revise his life. Planet Ibsen, a surrealist film set in the Victorian era, speaks to a wide range of audiences by bringing family and marital relationships to the forefront. At its core, Planet Ibsen explores the choices we make in life and how our choices not only impact us but the one's we love. Thematically, the film explores the head-games we play in a relationship to rationalize our mistakes.
Keywords: based-on-play, independent-film, low-budget-filmActors: Jerzy Binczycki (actor), Per Oscarsson (actor), Boguslaw Linda (actor), Klaus-Peter Thiele (actor), Henryk Bista (actor), Olgierd Lukaszewicz (actor), Karl-Heinz Weiss (actor), Daniel Olbrychski (actor), Mieczyslaw Janowski (actor), Jan Frycz (actor), Klaus Gehrke (actor), Jerzy Radziwilowicz (actor), Nils Ole Oftebro (actor), Jerzy Kryszak (actor), Berko Acker (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Harry Secombe (actor), Wenche Foss (actress), Edward G. Robinson (actor), Erik Chitty (actor), Charles Lloyd Pack (actor), Bernard Archard (actor), Robert Rietty (actor), Robert Morley (actor), James Hayter (actor), Oskar Homolka (actor), Ernest Clark (actor), Richard Vernon (actor), Ronald Adam (actor), Andrew L. Stone (producer), Florence Henderson (actress),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Musical, Romance,Actors: Erich von Stroheim (miscellaneous crew), Nigel De Brulier (actor), John Emerson (actor), Al W. Filson (actor), Henrik Ibsen (writer), Erich von Stroheim (costume designer), John Emerson (director), George Nichols (director), Monte Blue (actor), Thomas Jefferson (actor), Erich von Stroheim (actor), Henry B. Walthall (actor), Henry B. Walthall (actor), Mary Alden (actress), D.W. Griffith (producer),
Genres: Drama,