Film

The Dwarfs

2002 · 1h 44m · Drama · TV Movie

A young actor and an angst-ridden city worker fight over a girl watched over by a disturbed chum. The play is concerned with three young men, Len, Pete and Mark, and the scene of action shifts back and forth between Len's house and Mark's. Sometimes all three come together, sometimes only two, and often Len is on stage alone. There are conversations and soliloquies filled with the brilliant convolutions of thought, the sudden flashes of truth which distinguish Pinter's unique style, with the mood ranging from calm introspection to explosive outpouring. Much of what is said hints at deeper thoughts left unspoken, and the sense of horror and alienation which often emerges is a searing indictment of our life and times. We meet, we talk, we tear at each other, but our insularity is seldom penetrated. We are together but alone, as though life were a mirror which reflects only our own image.

Ben Caplan

Mark

Daisy Haggard

Virginia

Mark Rice-Oxley

Len

Jamie Lee

Pete

• Christopher MorahanDirector
• Harold PinterWriter
• Richard FellProducer
• Peter CoulsonEditor

Release date

November 1, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie