The Hedge Theater
The Hedge Theater

The Hedge Theater

2002-11-17| 19 min

Beavers shot The Hedge Theatre in Rome in the 1980s. It is an intimate film inspired by the Baroque architecture and stone carvings of Francesco Borromini and St. Martin and the Beggar, a painting by the Sienese painter Il Sassetta. Beavers’ montage contrasts the sensuous softness of winter light with the lush green growth brought by spring rains. Each shot and each source of sound is steeped in meaning and placed within the film’s structure with exacting skill to build a poetic relationship between image and sound.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Robert Beavers

Robert Beavers

Gregory J. Markopoulos

Gregory J. Markopoulos

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