Theater of War (film)

Theater of War is a 2008 documentary film directed by John Walter. The film uses the rehearsal process of a play production as a lens through which to investigate German playwright Bertolt Brecht's ideas on theater, politics, and war. The chosen production is a 2006 staging of Mother Courage and Her Children staged by The Public Theater in New York's Central Park, the production starred Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline, and was helmed by George C. Wolfe.

Theater of War premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival,[1] and went on to show in the same year at the Rome Film Festival,[2] Provincetown International Film Festival,[3] Silverdocs,[4] Seattle International Film Festival,[5] and Traverse City Film Festival.[6] The film is distributed on DVD by Alive Mind in North America.[7] It has screened at art house theaters around the United States, including a run at New York's Film Forum,[8] where Ronnie Scheib of Variety and Manohla Dargis of The New York Times gave it positive reviews.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Tribeca Film Festival 2008 Mini-Preview: Documentaries". Gothamist. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Rome's Extra sidebar spotlights indies". 25 September 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Provincetown International Film Festival 2008 : THEATER OF WAR". ptownfilmfest.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "6th Silver Docs Fest Offers 108 Films From 63 Countries". 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Seattle International Film Festival 2008: Chris & Don: A Love Story, Theater of War, Ballast, & More". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ "4th Annual Traverse City Film Festival" (PDF). Traverse City Film Festival. 2008.
  7. ^ "Alive Mind Finds "Theater of War"". 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Film Forum Premieres" (PDF). Film Forum.
  9. ^ "Theater of War". 7 May 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Mother Courage Gets Her Own Camp Follower". 23 December 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2020 – via NYTimes.com.

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