John Walter - Theater of War (trailer)

MERYL STREEP IS AN UNFORGETTABLE MOTHER COURAGE in Tony Kushners adaptation of the Brecht masterpiece, presented by The Public Theater/NY Shakespeare Festival in Central Park during summer 2006. Filmmaker John Walters earlier documentary, HOW TO DRAW A BUNNY, explored the psychological ramifications of the life and art of Ray Johnson. His new movie could easily have been a star vehicle for Streep and Kevin Kline. Instead he digs deeply into Brechts motives and politics, unearthing the playwrights famed (and famously clever) testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee (the day after which he quit the United States). THEATER OF WAR is about theater and war, capitalism and Marxism, the postwar anti-Communist hysteria of the 1950s, and one literary geniuss ability to make art from them all.

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[bd1nchrist]

Great documentary!

[radishface1]

This movie is incredible. Crazy-great footage and synthesized, contextualized- i think it's on DVD now. Saw it at the Tribeca film festival.

[OFBI7]

MARAVILLOSA,,MERYL STREEP ES LA MEJOR.

[mattact86]

I saw it twice - the woman is a force of nature, there aren't enough things that can be said about her.

[ArbelBashLoberant]

omg so you'v seen Meryl act right before your eye?? Holy mother of god!!

I'm sooooo gelous

[xJuliett]

Do you saw this on ebay???

[alexahaller]

You could always try ebay

[xJuliett]

I'm not from NY, I was there last year, maybe for some time I'll manage to be in NY, I hope so, I'm from Europa :( The information is like the most precious, thank you so much....

[mattact86]

I don't know if you live in New York, but if you go to Lincoln Center you can see their archival recording of this production of Mother Courage. I had the devastating and life-changing experience of seeing it live, twice.

If you're talking about the documentary, I'm not sure exactly where you can find it, though you may check Lincoln Center for that as well.

[xJuliett]

Oh... I've heard that is on dvd, if it's, where I can get it???