Benito Gutmacher

a film by Romano Giobbi about the Argentinian actor and theatre director Benito Gutmacher 30 Years on tour in Europe and USA
63 Min. divided in to 7 Parts.
Argentinean actor author and director studied drama, body language, 
and singing in Buenos Aires where he made his stage debut in 1970. 
Inspired by Antonin Artaud's writings move to Paris in 1971 
where he caught the European "avangard" theatre public's eye 
when he appeared at a major theatre conference in Paris clad 
in his costume of brief underpants to perform "The Cry of the Body". 
His metaphysical acrobatics and emotional mime-theatre style has 
been acclaimed as a true follower of Antonin Artauds theatre theories. 
Gutmacher introduces a unique form of physical language into the theatre. 
In 1972 he was invited to perform in the "Theatre of the Nations" 
in Paris where he got known people like Jean Louis Barrault, 
Marcel Marceau, Peter Brook, Julian Beck, Judy Malina, 
Jerome Savary, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Andre Gintzburger