- Studio: Alive Mind Media
- Release Date: Dec 24, 2008
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- Summary:
- Director: John W. Walter
- Genre(s): Documentary
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90Because this is also a document of an actress actually at work, much of the movie's pleasure comes from watching another brilliant performance take shape as Ms. Streep tries out different line readings, gestures and poses in her search for Mother Courage.
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75What is the value of art in times of strife? Should people be sitting in the theater or rioting in the streets? Walter's film reminds us that once there was a man whose work made no distinction between the two.
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75Intriguing and educational. For partisans of Bertolt Brecht, it's mandatory.
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60Passionate and ambitious, John Walter's chronicle of a Public Theater production is too scattered for broad appeal. But those who connect with his themes will find themselves quickly drawn in.
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