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This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually watch the film before attending the discussion, you are welcome to come if you haven't yet.
READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL, although doing so will increase your appreciation for the film and knowledge of theater history.
From its inception, cinema has relied on theater as a primary source of material. So why is the relationship between live theater and film so vexed? Calling a film “stagy” is always a criticism. But what are the various techniques of adaptation? Which films radically rework a play to make it more “cinematic”? Which films commit to theater’s spatial boundaries and emphasis on the spoken word? These are some of the questions we ask.
We look at every style of theater and film, from the most accessible to the most challenging, as well as musicals and opera. We sometimes watch recordings of live performances too.
Fans of theater, film, literature, history—as well as actors, directors, playwrights, screenwriters and filmmakers—will find there’s a lot to learn by looking at the theater to film transformation.
Evento destacado
Klaus Maria Brandauer in MEPHISTO (1981)
“In early-1930s Germany, stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his portrayal of Mephisto in Gothe’s 'Faust' guarantees his own existence.”
Please read this entire event notification!
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually arrive having watched the film beforehand, you are invited to come and listen if you haven't seen the film yet.
The Film:
MEPHISTO (1981)
Directed by István Szabó
Screenplay by Péter Dobai and István Szabó
Based on the 1936 novel my Klaus Mann
With Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági and Krystyna Janda
In German with English subtitles
2 hours 24 mins.
Winner of the 1982 Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film
Available to stream and rent in a variety of places. Check www.justwatch.com/us/movie/mephisto for details.
CRUCIAL CONTEXT: the-avocado.org/2020/10/06/history-thread-gustaf-grundgens-der-schauspieler/
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Klaus Maria Brandauer in MEPHISTO (1981)
·En líneaEn línea“In early-1930s Germany, stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his portrayal of Mephisto in Gothe’s 'Faust' guarantees his own existence.”
Please read this entire event notification!
This is an online movie and play discussion group. While participants usually arrive having watched the film beforehand, you are invited to come and listen if you haven't seen the film yet.
The Film:
MEPHISTO (1981)
Directed by István Szabó
Screenplay by Péter Dobai and István Szabó
Based on the 1936 novel my Klaus Mann
With Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági and Krystyna Janda
In German with English subtitles
2 hours 24 mins.
Winner of the 1982 Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film
Available to stream and rent in a variety of places. Check www.justwatch.com/us/movie/mephisto for details.CRUCIAL CONTEXT: the-avocado.org/2020/10/06/history-thread-gustaf-grundgens-der-schauspieler/
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