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Hedda Gabler (TV)

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Original title

Hedda Gabler

Year

1981

Running time

78 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

David Cunliffe

Screenwriter

John Osborne. Play: Henrik Ibsen

Cast

Cinematography

Phil Knockton

Producer

Trident Television, Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Genre

Drama | TV Movie

Movie Groups

Henrik Ibsen Adaptations

Synopsis

Beautiful and willful Hedda Gabler, a very ambitious and controlling woman, enters into a loveless marriage with the respectable but dull George Tesman to insure herself economic and social security. Upon return from her honeymoon, where George also worked on the manuscript for his new book, she hints to George's aunt, whom she resents because she also has influence over him, that she may or may not be pregnant. When her former lover, the idealistic but alcoholic Eilert Lovborg reappears on the scene, he presents a rivalry to her husband's literary standing in the community. She further resents the inspirational influence that Thea Elvsted, Hedda's former schoolmate, has on Eilert. Driven by jealousy and a need to control the lives of those around her, Hedda seizes the opportunity to act when Lovborg misplaces his latest manuscript.

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Hedda Gabler (TV)

1981

David Cunliffe