Five Easy Pieces (Milo Rau) about how we deal with the emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsetting experience. Milo Rau's "Five Easy Pieces" is also a reflection on theatre. The title "Five Easy Pieces" refers to a series of exercises that Igor Stravinsky composed in 1917 in order to teach children how to play the piano, and that were also called "Five Easy Pieces". The theatre production of Milo Rau is made up of five monologues, each offering a different perspective on how children learn to act and how they learn to grow up. Milo Rau sees his performances as "Lehrstücke", in
Bob Rafelson Moscow International Film Festival. Rafelson and Nicholson have been collaborators for over 40 years. Nicholson and Rafelson wrote and produced, and Rafelson directed, "Head" in 1968, followed by "Five Easy Pieces". In subsequent years, Rafelson directed Nicholson in four more films: "The King of Marvin Gardens" (1972), "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1981), "Man Trouble" (1992), and "Blood and Wine" (1996). He married Gabrielle Taurek in 1999 and they have two sons, E.O. and Harper. They reside near Aspen, Colorado, in a house, "built in the '50s by a climber and his 11-year-old son", that Rafelson bought in 1970. "We