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Scenes and songs from "Mann ist Mann" by Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) : in English, in the Eric Bentley translation "A man is a man" / produced by Clair Roskam.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Theatre in video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bentley, Eric, 1916-2020--Interviews.
- Bentley, Eric.
- Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
- Brecht, Bertolt.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video (27 minutes).
- Other Title:
- Title on container and disc surface: Brecht : "A man's a man"
- Place of Publication:
- Kent, Conn. : Creative Arts Television, [2002]
- System Details:
- digital
- data file
- Summary:
- Eric Bentley -- historian, playwright, drama critic, and leading Brecht scholar -- introduces scenes from his translation of Berlolt Brecht's play-with-songs "Mann ist mann." Bentley also speaks of Brecht's ideas and theater devices, the origins of his political passions in post- World War One Europe, his failure to attract American audiences in the 1930's and his remarkable success later.
- Notes:
- Includes an interview with Eric Bentley on Brecht's aesthetic and reputation.
- Previously published as DVD.
- Filmed in 1962 for a television broadcast of Camera three.
- Contains:
- Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Mann ist Mann.
- Conrad, Michael., Actor.
- Dukakis, Olympia., Actor.
- Edwards, Maurice, 1922- Actor.
- Havinga, Nick., Director.
- Heffernan, John., Actor.
- Hurley, Joseph., Screenwriter.
- James, Clifford L. (Clifford Lester), 1903- Actor.
- Matthaei, Konrad., Actor.
- Roskam, Clair., Producer.
- OCLC:
- 630564372
- Publisher Number:
- ASP1000305091/ativ
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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