Marat/Sade (1967) 7.2
In an insane Asylum, Marquis de Sade directs the Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theather play. The actors are the patients. Director:Peter Brook |
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Marat/Sade (1967) 7.2
In an insane Asylum, Marquis de Sade directs the Jean Paul Marat's last days through a theather play. The actors are the patients. Director:Peter Brook |
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Patrick Magee | ... | |
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Michael Williams | ... |
Herald
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Clifford Rose | ... |
Monsieur Coulmier
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Cucurucu
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Hugh Sullivan | ... |
Kokol
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John Hussey | ... |
Newly Rich Lady
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| William Morgan Sheppard | ... |
A Mad Animal
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Jonathan Burn | ... |
Polpoch
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Jeanette Landis | ... |
Rossignol
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Robert Langdon Lloyd | ... |
Jacques Roux
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John Steiner | ... |
Monsieur Dupere
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James Mellor | ... |
Schoolmaster
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Henry Woolf | ... |
Father
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The Marquis de Sade is locked in the Charenton mental hospital and decides to put on a play. His overseers agree as long as he follows certain conditions. He writes and directs the other mental patients in a play based on the life of the Jean-Paul Marat. As the play progresses, the inmates become more and more possessed by the violence of the play and become extremely difficult to control. Finally, all chaos breaks loose. Written by poco loco
You do not need to know the details of French history to enjoy (?) this most astonishing and confrontational movie. Remember that this is a cinematic version of a play, and that Director Peter Brooks never loses sight of the physical presence and power that his original stage version was renowned for. Unlike many cinematic treatments of stage drama, this film is essentially theatre - the camera in fact intensifies the claustrophobic setting and puts the viewer in the front row. The performances are uniformly excellent : the intensity and conviction of the cast in their roles is exceptional. This is an emotionally draining, bravura movie that once seen, can not be forgotten.