Corneille-Brecht
Short Films and Mid-Lengths
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26m
Directed by Jean-Marie Straub | 27 mins | 2009
Verses from Pierre Corneille’s Horace and Othon and from Bertholt Brecht’s 1939 radio play The Trial of Lucullus are given melodic recitation by Cornelia Geiser in Straub’s film, creating a network of connections between the despots of ancient Rome, France under the monarchy, Europe under fascism, and those of today.
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