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The main story takes place on 13 July 1808; the play directed by the Marquis de Sade within the story takes place 15 years earlier, during the French Revolution, culminating in the assassination (13 July 1793) of Jean-Paul Marat, then quickly brings the audience up to date (1808).
- Peter Weiss
- 1964
Marat/Sade, play in two acts by German dramatist Peter Weiss, published and performed in West Berlin (now part of Berlin) in 1964 under the title Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats, dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade (The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat ...
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A film about a play within a play, where inmates of a French insane asylum perform a historical drama about the French Revolution and its victims. The film explores the themes of politics, philosophy, sanity, and madness through the characters of Marat, Sade, and Corday.
- (2.7K)
- Drama, History, Music
- Peter Brook
- 1967-04-13
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade, usually shortened to Marat/Sade (pronounced), is a 1967 British film adaptation of Peter Weiss' play Marat/Sade.
Marat/Sade is a play by Peter Weiss that depicts the French Revolution and the encounter between Jean-Paul Marat and the Marquis de Sade in an insane asylum. The article discusses the play's historical context, style, themes, reception, and adaptation by Peter Brook.
A play by Peter Weiss that depicts the clash between the revolutionary leader Marat and the Marquis de Sade in a mental asylum. The play combines Brechtian and Artaudian techniques to create a theatrical spectacle that challenges the audience to question the nature of revolution and violence.
Marat/Sade (1967) + subtitles. subtitles: English, Portuguese (Brazilian), French, Spanish, Turkish, Greek, Italian, Serbian, Romanian Turn ON subtitles with button CC on the bottom of the...
- 118 min
- 1.8M
- Fidelis Scardanelli
