Marat/Sade 1/X

[tiggermeowth]

Awesome piece

[GDEasley]

This presentation is near perfect. Their will never be another compilation with this amount of raw talent together at once.

[DrMerkwuerdichliebe]

One of the best dramas ever.

La Révolution D'Abord Et Toujours.

[patmonkrn]

I was fortunate enough to see the original, more than once, at the Aldwych, when I was a drama student and a 'spear-carrier' at Joan Littlewoods 'Theatre Workshop' in Stratford. It remains the most complete and powerful piece of theatre I have ever seen.

[beatlemania1234]

Does anyone know where to find the sheet music to this show online?

[tomblack2112]

I don't know why, but for some reason the poetry at the beginning of this just made me compare it to a Dr. Seuss book on acid. There's really something wrong with me.

[arizonafiction]

I played Jacques Roux when I was in high school, it was really cool, a great time spent on stage. I love this version, the actors are perfect, and the staging is excellent !!

Bravo to the Royal Shakespear Company !!

[jaspar38]

I can only hope to one day have half of Peter Weiss's talent and creativity.

My college theatre department also did this about five years ago. One of my good friends played Charlotte, and she had mono but hadn't been diagnosed yet. Needless to say, she didn't need much help with the falling asleep part. :-P

[LeeonDeeon]

My college theatre department put this on!!

It was phenomenal...seen it twice!!!

[spongebobslushpants1]

My highschool might be doing this play..thanks for posting.

[EvilEddtheRed]

Looking forward to watching this - thanks for posting.

[disconnected22]

I Netflixed this once when I was on a heavy De Sade kick. This is a good one for fans of "Quills" to see. Good post!

[diddymuck]

the single oddest, most captivating film of all time imo

[Fantomas71]

Marat was a blogger.

[neoregulus777]

@Fantomas71 Diarist?

[spurtfather]

I sneaked out of bed in my private school dormitory to watch this in the common room, (what japes!!) in mid 80's. I think it did something to my head. So good to see it again, and actually know what the fuck is going on this time!

[shadowhalfcast]

that explains alot

[NewDaniela]

You naughty little thing....good one:-)

[whizbang47]

God how the Albion piss ants hate the French revolution. What have they got? The monster Cromwell. The curse of Cromwell upon them.

[acerb45666555]

Marat=Blecch! the butcher of France!

[Prestobongus]

I was fortunate to see the original production by Peter Brook when it came to Broadway in 1965. One of the most original pieces of theater, never to be forgotten..... Reminded of this work now that Iran is in a state of chaos and repression. The song "Marat/Sade" only available by Judy Collins now is a thrilling reminder of the spectacle, and the fine film. Vive la Revolution, but watch out for the consequences!!!!!

[Skulldini]

@Prestobongus So you were around back then ? Well I'm curious to know,.. just how did people who saw this play/film react to to it back during the sixties ? I've always wonderd about that since seeing this movie ( never seen it as a play though myself ). Was it pretty controversial ? .. I'd think it'd be. You know, it's pretty strange and edgy TODAY even !

[Skulldini]

@Prestobongus Also, it occures to me that they always talk about ohhh,.. 2001 A SpaceOdyssey, Rosemary's Baby and Clockwork Orange ( for example ) and how those films blew people away and revolutionized cinema,.. yet they never seem to discus, or even mention this one, and I'd imagine that it had a similar kinde of impact.

[Prestobongus]

@Skulldini Right in the heart of the times... That play fit right in with the heady times, the Kennedy assassination, just a year back, Julian Beck's down and dirty theater group, alive and well, protests... reminders of such break-downs of Western society, revolution and demands for change, turmoil, anarchy, all boiled up, the Rights of Man still struggling to be accepted, as it were.... race riots , Viet Nam. Relevant! Just like now!! Nothing changes.... except everything!!!!

[Fantomas71]

@Prestobongus How lucky.

[lunatir]

@drzanzibar

I think you dont understand this play.

At first it`s a discussion about a lot of arguments, wich symbolized by Marat and Sade.

Both were sick and genius, both made mistakes.

There is no winner, but a lot of true experience about people and history.

That was the idea of Peter Weiss, and he was a socialist writer.

But in the eastern block marat was the winner and were better represented, in the west sade was the winner....

And this great movie also is not complete.

[bohemiastudios]

The revolution was replaced by discontent!

[targetcxd]

this is one of my favorite plays ever. i've never seen a performance of it but own a copy of it and have read it countless times since I was 17. i had no idea they made a movie out of it, this looks great.

[speedie3181]

Thanks for posting this great film, and excellent picture quality too. I thought I could never be impressed by cinematography when watching YouTube but this has changed that ...

[bohemiastudios]

Comarades to Marat!

[drzanzibar]

Marat was a tool, while sitting in his filth unable to see the world, he felt he could inspire a populace to revolt. An impossible revolution at that. He even enlisted the support of such great revolutionaries as Coulmier and that insufferable Duperret. Any student of history could tell you that there were hundreds of Marat's with their own singular ideas of revolution who failed to change anything. He was a sick man, whose fevers deluded his ability to think clearly. Sade was spot on.

[bohemiastudios]

The Marquis de Sade was an orrible bloke. Those that started these wars, should pay for it!

[bohemiastudios]

Marat was, "the peoples friend".

[bohemiastudios]

The revolution, was replaced by discontent!

[4i7en]

we are performing this at college and i am playing jean paul marat it is going to be excellent

[wjrfec41]

This is such an excellent movie. It has my favorite film ending of all time.

[silenceofthemovies]

Many thaks for posting this epic, I have been seeking it for many years now.