Hedda

Reinterpreting a classic work of art – no matter what medium it might initially be grounded in – can be a tricky task. This is true when jumping from one milieu to another, such as stage to screen, as well when altering the nature or elements of the work, such as its setting, time frame and characters. And, if more than one of these qualities undergoes transformation simultaneously, the metamorpho...

CinemaSerf

Right from the start, when we hear “Hedda” (Tessa Thompson) called to the phone, we can discern that Nia DaCosta has shifted the timeline from the late 1800s. Indeed, we now find ourselves in the middle of the 20th century in a grand stately home where her academic husband “George” (Tom Bateman) is imploring her to pull out all of the stops at a lavish party they are to host to impress “Prof. Gree...