简介：BenedictCumberbatch,oneofthecountry'sleadingactors,exploresthelifeandworkofenigmaticplaywrightTerenceRattigan. Rattiganwasthemasterofthe'wellcraftedplay'ofupperclassmannersandrepressedsexualityandhedominatedtheWestEndtheatrescenethroughoutthe40sandearly50s.Butthen,inthemidfifties'theangryyoungmenarrived';awaveofyoungplaywrightsanddirectorswhointroducedanew,radicalstyleoftheatre.Rattigan'sworkfacedacriticalonslaughtandhefellcompletelyoutoffashion.Butnow,inhiscentenaryyearhisplaysareenjoyingahugerevival. ButRattiganhimselfremainsanenigmaticfigure-atroubledhomosexualwhosepolite,restraineddramasconfrontedtheveryissues-sexualfrustration,failedrelationships,adulteryandevensuicide-thathefoundsodifficulttodealwithinhisownlife.Hehadagiftforcommercialtheatrebutyearnedtobetakenseriouslyasaplaywright. InthisfilmBenedictre-visitshisoldschoolHarrowwhereRattiganwasalsoeducatedandwasfirstinspiredtowriteplays.HetakesatripdownmemorylanewithoneofRattigan'sclosestfriends(PrincessJeanGalizine)andhetalkstoplaywrights,criticsanddirectorsaboutwhatitisaboutRattigan'sworkwhichwefindsoappealingtoday.…