Plot

Riggan Thomson is an ex-Hollywood star now down on his luck. He had been famous years before playing a superhero called Birdman. He constantly hears the voice of Birdman, which mocks and criticizes him for quitting the role. He is trying to revive his career by appearing in a play on Broadway, which he is also writing and directing. The lay also stars his girlfriend, Laura, a first-time Broadway actress, Lesley, and an unconvincing actor called Ralph. 

In one scene, Thomson looks up at the stage lights and one falls on Ralph’s head. He cannot continue. Lesley suggests a brilliant but difficult actor called mike Shiner could take Ralph’s part. Then Laura tells Thomson that she has missed two periods and may be pregnant. He pretends to be happy. Shiner joins the cast and the preview performances begin.

Source: Speak Up.

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Sinopsis:
Birdman es la primera aventura como director en el género de la comedia, del experto en desgarradores dramas Alejandro Gónzalez Iñárritu. La historia trata de la carrera de un actor y de cómo ésta se ha desmoronado. El actor recuerda con anhelo los años en los que interpretó papeles de extraordinario éxito como el de un superhéroe, que hoy por hoy sigue siendo un referente. Ahora desea más que nunca volver de nuevo a su carrera, subido en los escenarios de Broadway, mientras que lucha por recuperarse a sí mismo, como persona, y también recuperar a sus seres más queridos, su familia.

Fuente: www.sensacine.com