On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator, Richard Rodgers, celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical, “Oklahoma!”
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Ethan Hawke
Lorenz Hart
Bobby Cannavale
Eddie
Andrew Scott
Richard Rodgers
Margaret Qualley
Elizabeth Weiland
Patrick Kennedy
E.B. 'Andy' White
Jonah Lees
Morty Rifkin
Simon Delaney
Oscar Hammerstein
Giles Surridge
Sven
Cillian Sullivan
Stephen Sondheim
Michael James Ford
Lawrence Langner
Director
Richard Linklater
Tagline
"Forgotten but not gone."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$3,569,263
Production
Detour Filmproduction, Sony Pictures Classics, Renovo Media Group, Wild Atlantic Pictures, Under the Influence Productions, Cinetic Media, Not to Be Seen Productions, Concord Originals
CinemaSerf
November 29, 2025
If this doesn’t get Ethan Hawke some statuettes this coming winter, then I don’t know what will. He is on great form delivering a pithy series of monologues as if he really were the renowned lyricist Larry Hart. Most of this is told by way of his chat with his favourite barman “Eddie” (Bobby Cannavale) whilst he is waiting for the after show party for “Oklahoma!” to begin. He had famously worked w...
Brent Marchant
December 3, 2025
Lyricist Lorenz “Larry” Hart (1895-1943) may not be a household name to many, but his voluminous catalog of works written with composer Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) – a bona fide compendium of American musical standards – reads like a laundry list of this country’s most beloved favorites, including “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Isn’t It Romantic...
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