Good point -- there are excerpts of the play interspersed with commentary as it is a doc about Brecht, the play and Meryl Streep's performance of Mother Courage and not a dramatization.
Best, Elizabeth On Apr 16, 2013, at 3:40 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: Does this actually contain the entire play? It sounds like it is very good but a documentary about a production as opposed to a complete version of the play. On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Elizabeth Sheldon <[email protected]> wrote: Kino Lorber Edu has a dramatization starring Meryl Streep: Synopsis Filmmaker John Walter artfully captures Meryl Streep groping for – and then seizing – the character in her unforgettable portrayal of Mother Courage in Tony Kushner’s adaptation of the Bertolt Brecht masterpiece Mother Courage and Her Children, which was presented by The Public Theater/NY Shakespeare Festival in Central Park in the summer of 2006. As Manohla Dargis in the Times observed, “filmmaker John Walter jumps from art to history and politics and back again, from the theater of the streets to the theater of the stage, without pause. That makes the movie… tough to summarize, which is part of its appeal." Though this film could easily have been crafted into a star vehicle for Streep and Kevin Kline, Walter instead digs deeply into Brecht’s motives and politics, unearthing the playwright’s famed and famously clever testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee – the day after which he fled from the United States. THEATER OF WAR is about theater and war, capitalism and Marxism, the postwar anti-Communist hysteria of the 1950s, and one literary genius’s ability to make art from them all. Educational Reviews "An interesting meditation on theater as social protest, as well as the necessity and (often) futility of art, this is recommended." - Video Librarian Critical Acclaim "Meryl Streep was a stunning Mother Courage on stage." - Time Out New York "A must-see documentary for theater lovers." - Variety "A captivating documentary, as entertaining as it is edifying." - The Times-Picayune https://www.kinolorberedu.com/film.php?id=1069 If you would like to purchase a copy, please contact [email protected] Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth Sheldon Vice President Kino Lorber, Inc. 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212) 629-6880 www.kinolorberedu.com On Apr 16, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Elliott, Curleen wrote: Hi, Does anyone know where I can find an English or English subtitled video production of “Mother Courage and Her Children” based on the play by Bertolt Brecht. Thanks, Curleen Elliott Library Associate Serials, Acquisitions and Student Worker Supervisor Norwalk Community College Baker Library Norwalk, CT (ph) 203-857-7215 (fx) 203-857-7380 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
