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Play

20017.10h 16m

Overview

The land is filled with people in urns chattering at top speed, but only to themselves, not to one another. The focus goes to three people: a man, his mistress and his wife.

Directed by Anthony Minghella
Written by Samuel Beckett
Produced by Alan Moloney, Michael Colgan, Tim Bricknell
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Top Cast

Alan Rickman

Alan Rickman

Man

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

1st Woman

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

2nd Woman

Themes & Keywords

based on play or musical

About Play

Play is a drama, fantasy film released in 2001 exploring themes of based on play or musical. Directed by Anthony Minghella, it stars Alan Rickman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliet Stevenson. The land is filled with people in urns chattering at top speed, but only to themselves, not to one another. The focus goes to three people: a man, his mistress and his wife.

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