Catherine Villepoux: Ariane Mnouchkine
”L’aventure du théatre du Soleil” is the subtitle of the film on Ariane Mnouchkine, the founder of Théatre du Soleil (in 1964), indeed an adventure it is, and very competently conveyed through wonderful archive from her work as the innovative theatre director, interviews with her on a long life in questioning the role of the theatre, the political theatre, the constant hymn to people. It is full of Life this documentary because of Mnouchkine and her enormous charisma. Great how she very angrily talks about how les Halles in the middle of Paris was turned into nothing where it could have been a place for the arts. Based on the archive and a lot of footage from rehearsals and performances, the film shows the extraordinary method of Mnouchkine, the importance of the music, spectaculaire it is, very interesting, and with interviews with actors. Her enthusiasm, her greeting the audience. Her political actions. A certain way of having contact with the audience, a respect. Quel plaisir! And for the film enthusiasts, archive interview with her father, the producer Alexandre, born in St. Petersburg, and clips from her film ”Molière”.
France, 2008, 74 mins.
Repeats on arte: 13.12.2009 à 01:15, 14.12.2009 à 10:15
