After the Rehearsal (Efter repetitionen) 40 years old

After the Rehearsal

Rational, exacting, and self-controlled theater director, Henrik Vogler, often stays after rehearsal to think and plan. On this day, Anna comes back, ostensibly looking for a bracelet. She is the lead in his new production of Stindberg's "A Dream Play." She talks of her hatred for her mother, now dead, an alcoholic actress, who was Vogler's star and lover. Vogler falls into a reverie, remembering a day Anna's mother, Rakel, late in life, came after rehearsal to beg him to come to her apartment. He awakes and Anna reveals the reason she has returned: she jolts him into an emotional response, rare for him, and the feelings of a young woman and an older man play out.

Credits

After the Rehearsal Cast

Name Character
Lena Olin She was 29, now 69 years old as Anna Egerman (older)
Erland Josephson He was 61, 88 years old when he died as Henrik Vogler (older)
Bertil Guve He was 13, now 54 years old as Henrik Vogler (younger)
Ingrid Thulin She was 58, 77 years old when she died as Rakel Egerman
Nadja Palmstjerna-Weiss as Anna Egerman (younger)

After the Rehearsal Crew

Name Department
Sylvia Ingemarsson as Editor. She was 35 (now 75) years old Editing
Anna Asp as Production Design. She was 38 (now 78) years old Art
Sven Nykvist as Director of Photography. He was 61 (83) years old when He died Camera
Inger Pehrsson as Costume Design. She was 49 (now 89) years old Costume & Make-Up
Jörn Donner as Producer. He was 51 (86) years old when He died Production
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After the Rehearsal (40 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, June 21, 1984
  • Runtime: 70 minutes