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Title:Brecht on stage [videorecording] / presented by Dr. Richard Bessel ; a production for the Open University ; BBC.
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Published/Created:[Princeton, NJ] : Films for the Humanities, c2002.
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Physical Description:1 videocassette (24 min.) : b&w with col. sequences ; 1/2 in.
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Notes:Originally produced in 1989.
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Summary:Bertolt Brecht wrote plays to challenge an audience, to make them think and see the possibilities of change -- what he called "dialectical theater." In this documentary contemporaries and scholars discuss his work and the methods he used to revolutionize drama in the 20th century, and its impact on modern theater.
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Credits:Director, writer, Richard Bessel ; producer, Amanda Willett ; series producer, Tony Coe.
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Performers:Commentary: Helene Weigel, Karl Weber, Hans Mayer.
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System details note:VHS.
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Subjects:Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956--Criticism and interpretation.
Theater--Germany--History--20th century.
Authors, German--20th century--Criticism and interpretation.
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Also listed under:Bessel, Richard.
Willett, Amanda.
Weigel, Helene, 1900-1971.
Weber, Karl, 1900-
Mayer, Hans, 1907 March 19-2001.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Open University.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/6436565