Al Pacino is not who Oscar Wilde had in mind when he wrote “Salomé.” One of Wilde’s lesser-produced plays, “Salomé” dramatizes the Biblical story of King Herod and his stepdaughter, who danced for him before demanding the head of John the Baptist. Pacino starred in and directed a staged reading of the play in 2006, snugly embodying a lascivious old man as he pleads for a dance from Salomé, portrayed by a 29-year-old Jessica Chastain. Fiery-haired and armed with classical acting chops, the then-unknown Juilliard graduate stole the show from Pacino.
That staged reading at Los Angeles’ Wadsworth Theater produced two little-seen cinematic products in “Wilde Salomé” (2011) and “Salomé” (2013), now making their New York debuts in repertory at the Quad Cinema. “Wilde Salomé” chronicles the staged reading as well as Pacino’s attempt to film the production for a movie adaptation, which became “Salomé.” Pacino explains it best in “Wilde Salomé...
That staged reading at Los Angeles’ Wadsworth Theater produced two little-seen cinematic products in “Wilde Salomé” (2011) and “Salomé” (2013), now making their New York debuts in repertory at the Quad Cinema. “Wilde Salomé” chronicles the staged reading as well as Pacino’s attempt to film the production for a movie adaptation, which became “Salomé.” Pacino explains it best in “Wilde Salomé...
- 3/29/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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