An ode to all the drinks left undrunk and all the toasts that were never turned into hits. Lorenz Hart, a grand master of creative epithets and an ever-sparkling companion, nervously awaits news at the bar on the opening night of his long-time creative partner Richard Rodgers\u2019 musical, Oklahoma!<\/i> \u201cAn exclamation point in the title is so trivial,\u201d he scoffs to himself. It is the evening of March 31, 1943. He sits at the bar at Sardi’s Restaurant, licking his wounds, cussing at the war and vowing never to drink again (at least till the next time). There, he meets a constellation of Broadway and Hollywood creative minds who would go on to define post-war American culture. What if time has just passed him by, and he\u2019s simply sat it out at the bar, entertaining the guests?<\/p>\n
\u201cThey don\u2019t make movies like this anymore,\u201d is what will come to your mind after seeing the American independent cinema master Linklater\u2019s film, which premiered at the Berlinale competition. It vibrates and makes you laugh; every square centimetre of every shot takes your breath away. Ladies and gentlemen, Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott and many others will pull on your heartstrings, as the word is reborn on screen just like in one of those beloved 1930s Hollywood screwball masterpieces! Richard Linklater, a filmmaker whose Before<\/i> trilogy (1995\u20132013) and coming-of-age drama Boyhood<\/i> (2014) have shaped generations, delivers a new intelligent comedy about artists who gather backstage, using the time between acts to try and fix the greatest mistakes of their lives. At the heart of the story is Ethan Hawke\u2019s portrayal of lyricist Lorenz Hart (1895\u20131943) \u2014 a neurotic romantic who serves up witty jabs like canap\u00e9s. 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