Die Mutter (1958)

• 70%
• 1958
• Drame
• Helene Weigel
• Fred Düren
• Fritz Hollenbeck

Bertolt Brecht s grand epic of political théâtre, rédigée en 1931, est une adaptation de Maxim Gorki s novel by the same title. It tells the story of moving à oppressed Russian woman who is transformed into a militant révolutionnaire. The original production, written for the Berliner Ensemble, ce qui condemned by Stalinienne critics as "formalist" et "politically harmful," although it was hugely popular. Filmed by DEFA, this de production dirigée after Brecht s death by Manfred Wekwerth - retains much of Brecht s original cast, with a landmark performance by Helene Weigel dans the title role.