Stanislavsky and the Russian Theatre, directed, written, and produced by Michael Craig
Type
Label
Stanislavsky and the Russian Theatre, directed, written, and produced by Michael Craig
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Stanislavsky and the Russian Theatre
Responsibility statement
directed, written, and produced by Michael Craig
Runtime
53
Summary
Explores the life, times, and ideas of the theatrical innovator Konstantin Stanislavsky, who created method acting and founded the Moscow Art Theatre. Uses documentary footage, photographs, and dramatizations to demonstrate his memorable roles, his search for reality in character portrayal, and his staging of the plays of Chekhov, Ostrovsky, Ibsen, Maeterlinck, Gorky, and Turgenev. The film includes material from The Stanislavski Centre at the Rose Bruford Coillege Theatre and Performance, interviews with the distinguished scholars, Anatoly Smeliansky of MXAT and Jean Benedetti, as well as archive film footage from the period
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Incoming Resources
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