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Hedda Gabler

1978

Overview

Jan Decorte's second feature film is an adaptation of the play Hedda Gabler by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Decorte moved the locus of action of Ibsen's realistic play from 1890 to 1950, twenty-eight years earlier than when the film was shot. The story begins when Hedda returns home from an overly long honeymoon with her newly wed but colourless husband Tesman. She is pregnant and will be courted by the writer Eljert Lövbor, an old lover who is about to break through with an exceptional novel of autobiographical quality [Avila].

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 1978
Original language
Dutch
Spoken languages
Dutch
Countries
Belgium
Director
Jan Decorte
Producer
Jan Decorte
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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