As beloved Broadway star Lillian Hall pours her heart, soul, and time into preparing for her next big role, she...
As beloved Broadway star Lillian Hall pours her heart, soul, and time into preparing for her next big role, she finds herself blindsided by confusion and forgetfulness. Battling against all odds to make it to opening night, while holding on to her fading memories and identity, she must navigate a tumultuous emotional journey – balancing her desire for the spotlight and the stark demands of the real world.
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89 %18 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
94 %139 reviewsAudience score rating
"...Jessica Lange has become more febrile and actressy as she’s grown older."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"Lange herself seems in her prime, expertly anchoring a film that is heartbreaking, yet joyful in its embrace of life and art."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A snappy, stirring tribute to theater as a lifeline."
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ABC
ABC"The film doesn’t turn over new ground but nevertheless yields poignant moments, primarily in the interplay between Lange and Bates."
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CNN
CNN"Most interesting gambit is the way it breaks from the lazy habit of portraying stars as narcissistic, destructive monsters."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Perhaps a little slight, and at times a little rustily directed, to linger for some..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"While it doesn’t pull punches about the challenges that lie ahead, it ultimately makes clear that its protagonist is lucky to have something that’s so hard to let go."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Lange’s performance is so good that she gives this therapy-corn version of The Show Must Go On a worldly center you can roll with."
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Variety
VarietyThe Great Lillian Hall | Details
- Rating
- M, Offensive language
- Runtime
- 111
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
- Studio
- HBO
