National Theatre Live: Phèdre

Name: National Theatre Live: Phèdre
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Helen Mirren, Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, Chipo Chung, John Shrapnel

"The result is carnage."

A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all.

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