Helen Mirren
Phèdre
About National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Synopsis
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 Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all. One of the first five episodes also released on terrestrial TV on a 2009 BBC TV series titled "National Theatre Live".
At a glance
Release year
2009
Rating
7.8/10
Type
Movie
Provider
Neon · Yoru · Cypher · Sage · Breach · Vyse
Genres
Drama
Actors
Dominic Cooper
Hippolytus
Ruth Negga
Aricia
Chipo Chung
Ismene
John Shrapnel
Théramène
Margaret Tyzack
Oenone
Wendy Morgan
Panope
Stanley Townsend
Theseus
E
Elliot Horne
Phèdre's Son
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