Peter Brook

An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars.

With hindsight, we can see exactly how wrong the labels given to Samuel Beckett have been, since it has been said that his writing was sad, negative and desperate. Nowadays, it can be said that several of his pieces submerge us in the reality of human existence, but with an element of humor - and it is this humor that has saved us. Beckett rejects every theory, every core belief, looking for the truth. He observes people amid the darkness and takes them into what is vast and unknown about life, so they can discover their truth by taking a look at themselves and others. Like Beckett, we share their uncertainty, their search, their pain. This theatrical reflection by the masters of European theater, Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne, incorporates parts of Fragments, a piece premiered in 2008 and filmed in 2015 and which contains the short plays Rough For Theater I, Rockaby, Act Without Words II and Neither.

An eulogy to Giorgio Strehler, the first real director in the italian theatre. He was a master, knowing all aspects of the show, from the set techniques up to narrative influences. The documentary tells the personal life and the artistic career: it starts from that Christmas day in 1997, when the news broadcasts opened with the news of Strehler's death, to summarize the story of the Piccolo Teatro, the first municipal theatre in Italy.

A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.

Filmed with five hidden cameras, The Tightrope is a total immersion into the creative process behind legendary theater director Peter Brook's work -- powerful, intimate, and emotionally thrilling. In this unique and deeply personal film, we get a dizzying glimpse from the Tightrope and an inkling of what it takes to make theater real...

A captivating history of the nation's oldest performing arts center - which largely mirrors the evolution of experimental and progressive performing arts in 20th century America - BAM150 chronicles the vibrant past, present and future of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Through footage of recent performances, intimate interviews, and an astonishing treasure trove of 150 years' worth of archival materials, BAM150 is a testament to the power and stamina of the institution that established Brooklyn as a cultural mecca-serving as a home to such greats as Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, Edwin Booth, Merce Cunningham, Robert Wilson, Mark Morris, Laurie Anderson, and Pina Bausch.

Director Peter Brook discusses his move from theater to film, his approach to adapting LORD OF THE FLIES, and the film's complicated production history.

Live performance at Théâtre de l’Archevêché du Festival d’art lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence 2002. Daniel Harding conducting the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Choeur de l'Académie Européenne de Musique. Directed for stage by Peter Brook.

An intimate portrait of director Peter Brook by his son, Simon Brook.

Peter Brook presents a new interpretation of the classic in a setting is vaguely eastern rather than Scandinavian, with a multi-ethnic cast .

Аль Пачино выступает в этом совершенно оригинальном документальном фильме в качестве режиссёра и актёра, исполняя роль Ричарда Третьего. «В поисках Ричарда» — не только экранизация отдельных сцен шекспировской пьесы, но и размышление о современном восприятии Шекспира, и исследование процесса работы актёров над образами своих героев.

One of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production from acclaimed theater and film innovator Peter Brook. This collection of ancient Sanskrit stories (composed into the longest book ever written) comprises a series of enlightened fables at the heart of countless beliefs, legends, and teachings; indeed, its very title means "the great story of mankind." Brook and writer Jean-Claude Carriere worked for eight years to develop this epic concerning two sides of a royal family, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, whose struggle leads to a fascinating voyage of emotions, passion and vision of glory. Briefly, the Mahabharata is a tale of two rival sets of brothers, cousins to eachother, each born into royalty and with divinely guided paths in life. The result, however, is a great war, death, destruction - a vast epic.

One of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production from acclaimed theater and film innovator Peter Brook. This collection of ancient Sanskrit stories (composed into the longest book ever written) comprises a series of enlightened fables at the heart of countless beliefs, legends, and teachings; indeed, its very title means "the great story of mankind." Brook and writer Jean-Claude Carriere worked for eight years to develop this epic concerning two sides of a royal family, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, whose struggle leads to a fascinating voyage of emotions, passion and vision of glory. Briefly, the Mahabharata is a tale of two rival sets of brothers, cousins to eachother, each born into royalty and with divinely guided paths in life. The result, however, is a great war, death, destruction - a vast epic.

Молодой богатый денди Шарль Сван занят поисками абсолютной любви и, женившись на прекрасной Одетте де Кресси, уверен, что нашел Ее. Но спустя одиннадцать лет, его постигает новое разочарование, а общение с бароном де Шарлюсом, сторонником гомосексуальной любви, только усугубляет его неудовлетворенность жизнью…

Peter Brooks' adaptation of Carmen by Mérimée and Bizet.

Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated directors - Lindsay Anderson, Peter Brook, and Tony Richardson. Comic legend Zero Mostel stars as an opera singer (in full costume) navigating the London transport network as he attempts to reach Covent Garden in 'Ride of the Valkyrie'. Scripted by Shelagh Delaney, 'The White Bus' blends realism, drama, and poetry as a despondent young woman travels home to the North of England. And Vanessa Redgrave stars in Tony Richardson’s romantic reverie and musical featurette 'Red and Blue'. Produced in 1967, but ultimately shelved.

Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated directors - Lindsay Anderson, Peter Brook, and Tony Richardson. Comic legend Zero Mostel stars as an opera singer (in full costume) navigating the London transport network as he attempts to reach Covent Garden in 'Ride of the Valkyrie'. Scripted by Shelagh Delaney, 'The White Bus' blends realism, drama, and poetry as a despondent young woman travels home to the North of England. And Vanessa Redgrave stars in Tony Richardson’s romantic reverie and musical featurette 'Red and Blue'. Produced in 1967, but ultimately shelved.

The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.

The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.

An opera singer, dressed in full costume and dress, must navigate through the busy city streets to get to the theater in time for his performance. Filmed for the shelved portmanteau film 'Red, White and Zero' in 1967.

An opera singer, dressed in full costume and dress, must navigate through the busy city streets to get to the theater in time for his performance. Filmed for the shelved portmanteau film 'Red, White and Zero' in 1967.

In 1970, British stage and film director Peter Brook created the International Centre of Theatre Research in Paris. In the autumn of 1973, the Centre conducted a five week work period at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, performing and giving demonstrations of exercises, in which members of the audience participated, and exchanged ideas with the New York theatre community. This is a film of one day's work.

Согласно авторитетному опросу среди деятелей мирового театра, Лир Пола Скофилда – лучшая шекспировская роль ХХ века, квинтэссенция Шекспира. Существует кинофильм, поставленный Питером Бруком в 1971 году, почти через 10 лет после премьеры спектакля. Достаточно первого крупного плана Лира – Скофилда, чтобы понять – нет, пожалуй, готовых рецептов для молодых актёров тут не будет. Гениальность – отличная собственность, но сомнительное наследство. И эта мощь, и это словно из базальтовой глыбы вырубленное неподвижное лицо, каждый мимический жест которого выглядит гигантским тектоническим сдвигом, и этот голос с хриплой трещиной – словно в церковный орган попала молния, всё это – неповторимо.Сцена бури навсегда избавит видевших её от иллюзий возможности обойтись в шекспировских ролях тем, что Михаил Чехов называл «личной психологией».

Согласно авторитетному опросу среди деятелей мирового театра, Лир Пола Скофилда – лучшая шекспировская роль ХХ века, квинтэссенция Шекспира. Существует кинофильм, поставленный Питером Бруком в 1971 году, почти через 10 лет после премьеры спектакля. Достаточно первого крупного плана Лира – Скофилда, чтобы понять – нет, пожалуй, готовых рецептов для молодых актёров тут не будет. Гениальность – отличная собственность, но сомнительное наследство. И эта мощь, и это словно из базальтовой глыбы вырубленное неподвижное лицо, каждый мимический жест которого выглядит гигантским тектоническим сдвигом, и этот голос с хриплой трещиной – словно в церковный орган попала молния, всё это – неповторимо.Сцена бури навсегда избавит видевших её от иллюзий возможности обойтись в шекспировских ролях тем, что Михаил Чехов называл «личной психологией».

Adapted and directed by Peter Brook from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘production-in-progress US’, this long-unseen agitprop drama-doc – shot in London in 1967 and released only briefly in the UK and New York at the height of the Vietnam War – remains both thought-provoking and disturbing. A theatrical and cinematic social comment on US intervention in Vietnam, Brook’s film also reveals a 1960s London where art, theatre and political protest actively collude and where a young Glenda Jackson and RSC icons such as Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield feature prominently on the front line. Multi-layered scenarios staged by Brook combine with newsreel footage, demonstrations, satirical songs and skits to illustrate the intensity of anti-war opinion within London’s artistic and intellectual community.

Adapted and directed by Peter Brook from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘production-in-progress US’, this long-unseen agitprop drama-doc – shot in London in 1967 and released only briefly in the UK and New York at the height of the Vietnam War – remains both thought-provoking and disturbing. A theatrical and cinematic social comment on US intervention in Vietnam, Brook’s film also reveals a 1960s London where art, theatre and political protest actively collude and where a young Glenda Jackson and RSC icons such as Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield feature prominently on the front line. Multi-layered scenarios staged by Brook combine with newsreel footage, demonstrations, satirical songs and skits to illustrate the intensity of anti-war opinion within London’s artistic and intellectual community.

Adapted and directed by Peter Brook from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘production-in-progress US’, this long-unseen agitprop drama-doc – shot in London in 1967 and released only briefly in the UK and New York at the height of the Vietnam War – remains both thought-provoking and disturbing. A theatrical and cinematic social comment on US intervention in Vietnam, Brook’s film also reveals a 1960s London where art, theatre and political protest actively collude and where a young Glenda Jackson and RSC icons such as Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield feature prominently on the front line. Multi-layered scenarios staged by Brook combine with newsreel footage, demonstrations, satirical songs and skits to illustrate the intensity of anti-war opinion within London’s artistic and intellectual community.

В сумасшедшем доме происходит спор между маркизом де Садом и актером, изображающим Марата. Чем дальше разыгрывается пьеса, тем более обитатели лечебницы становятся охвачены насилием и вовлечены в хаос происходящего...

A documentary following US, Peter Brook's experimental play about the moral issues surrounding the Vietnam War, Benefit of the Doubt is the only known film record of the Royal Shakespeare Company production. It was filmed by Peter Whitehead concurrently with his Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967), on the surface a very different film, yet both share a central concern with the war, protest and Britain's political and cultural relationship with America.

Океан без конца и без края. Необитаемый островок. Жара, пальмы, бананы, кабаны, родник чистой пресной воды — и таинственная пещера… Именно на этот островок попадает отряд мальчишек, оставшихся в живых после авиакатастрофы. Неожиданный поворот судьбы подталкивает многих из них забыть обо всем: сначала — о дисциплине и порядке, затем — о дружбе и порядочности, а в конце концов — и о самой природе человеческой.

Океан без конца и без края. Необитаемый островок. Жара, пальмы, бананы, кабаны, родник чистой пресной воды — и таинственная пещера… Именно на этот островок попадает отряд мальчишек, оставшихся в живых после авиакатастрофы. Неожиданный поворот судьбы подталкивает многих из них забыть обо всем: сначала — о дисциплине и порядке, затем — о дружбе и порядочности, а в конце концов — и о самой природе человеческой.

Океан без конца и без края. Необитаемый островок. Жара, пальмы, бананы, кабаны, родник чистой пресной воды — и таинственная пещера… Именно на этот островок попадает отряд мальчишек, оставшихся в живых после авиакатастрофы. Неожиданный поворот судьбы подталкивает многих из них забыть обо всем: сначала — о дисциплине и порядке, затем — о дружбе и порядочности, а в конце концов — и о самой природе человеческой.

Однажды скучающая жена индустриального магната становится свидетельницей загадочного убийства, совершенного не из-за ревности, а из-за… любви. Женщину влечет на место преступления, где она встречает другого свидетеля, молодого рабочего. Пара начинает расследовать обстоятельства загадочного убийства. Между двумя людьми, такими разными, возникает сильное чувство. Повторят ли они увиденную ими страшную историю?

An old king, stepping down from the throne, disinherits his favorite daughter on a mad whim and gives his kingdom to his two older daughters, both of whom prove treacherous.

Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.

A London "spiv" enters an outdoor telephone booth. He dials a number and asks if there's a message for him. As he goes to leave, the phone rings - it is a girl who is trying to find her boyfriend and has the wrong number. The spiv is on the run from gangsters and is looking for help. He tries various people but they reject him. Eventually the gangsters catch up with him.