Bella Figura is a play where the stage direction "flottement" (a suspension, indeterminacy, or oscillation) occurs frequently, indicating a moment of silence when the characters and audience are left in ambiguous tension. The playwright Yasmina Reza wrote Bella Figura specifically for the Schaubühne director Thomas Ostermeier, and I imagine that she included these floating silences with him in mind.
Unfortunately the movie Bella Figura is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Yasmina Reza | Writer |
Directing | Hannes Rossacher | Director |
Directing | Thomas Ostermeier | Director |