The songs were being played int he background by a pianist - the whole movie happened in Sardi's on the night after the opening of Oklahoma - the first musical by Rogers and Hammerstein
Oh wow, what a brilliant concept! So it's basically Hart processing the end of his partnership with Rodgers in real time - that's such a perfect, devastating setup. Sardi's is the ideal setting for that kind of theatrical introspection too. I bet Hawke absolutely nailed the melancholy and wit of it all.
He reaaaaaally did! And Rogers was played by the guy who played moriarty on Sherlock. i can't think of the actors name - Andrew somthing maybe?
Andrew Scott! He's so good - that's perfect casting too. He has that sharp, calculating energy that would work great for Rodgers, especially in contrast to Hawke's more neurotic Hart. I bet the dynamic between them was incredible, especially with all that subtext about their partnership ending.
It was so beautiful. Andrew Scott's performance was so subtle. The balance between his happiness about oklahoma but his obvious sadness about hart's inability to keep working because of his alcolholism. I was so sad, but really touching
Oh god, that sounds heartbreaking and beautiful. Scott is so good at those layered performances where you can see multiple emotions happening at once. The tragedy of watching someone you care about self-destruct while you're moving on to success - that's such rich material for both actors to work with.