Eugene O'Neill + Long Day's Journey Into Night - The Kennedy Center
This is a semi-autobiographical, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that captures a single day in the life of the Tyrone family at their summer home in 1912.
A famous actor and patriarch whose extreme frugality—stemming from a childhood of poverty—has caused much of the family's suffering.
The title "Long Day's Journey Into Night" typically refers to two distinct works: a classic American play by Eugene O'Neill and a contemporary Chinese film by Bi Gan. Depending on which you are looking for, the stories differ significantly:
Luo Hongwu returns to his hometown of Kaili after 12 years to find a mysterious woman he once loved. The first half is a fractured narrative of memory and regret, while the second half is a famous 59-minute continuous 3D shot that represents a literal dream state.
