A behind-the-scenes look at The Public Theater's production of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage" that examines the playwright's life and ideas.... (Full plot summary below)
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A behind-the-scenes look at The Public Theater's production of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage" that examines the playwright's life and ideas.
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| Boston GlobeWesley MorrisWhat is the value of art in times of strife? Should people be sitting in the theater or rioting in the streets? Walter's film reminds us that once there was a man whose work made no distinction between the two. |
| Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallEngrossing and timely, this crackles with ideas about art, politics, religion, and the terrible costs of war. |
| New York TimesManohla DargisBecause this is also a document of an actress actually at work, much of the movie's pleasure comes from watching another brilliant performance take shape as Ms. Streep tries out different line readings, gestures and poses in her search for Mother Courage. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoIntriguing and educational. For partisans of Bertolt Brecht, it's mandatory. |
| Another GazeCarolina BenalcázarThe trauma of the past is expressed in the woundedness of the present and through this expression finds a type of sanctuary. |
| VarietyRonnie ScheibWhat emerges from Walter's docu is not a sense of failure, but a recognition that the play's the thing, enriched by every flawed performance, perfection almost irrelevant to its cry of anguish. |
| NYC Movie GuruAvi OfferMildly engaging with brief moments of insight, but it's mostly a missed opportunity to dig deeper into the play's sociopolitical relevance to the world of today |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThe delights were in seeing arguably America's greatest actress, Streep, going through the clunky process of rehearsing while telling us how she interpreted her role. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanPassionate and ambitious, John Walter's chronicle of a Public Theater production is too scattered for broad appeal. But those who connect with his themes will find themselves quickly drawn in. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAll of this makes an interesting, if not gripping, film about the play, the playwright and the lead-up work to a stage production. It also leaves me wanting a great deal more. |
