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Theater (collection)

Theater (collection)

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Theater (collection)
  • The Owl's Legacy: Tragedy, or the Illusion of Death

    Directed by Chris Marker • Documentary • 1989 • 26 minutes

    “The institution of tragedy plays a fundamental role in a democracy.” --Cornelius Castoriadis

    Greek tragedies were originally like TV shows before the age of streaming. They were performed once, and only once says scholar Oswyn Murray. ...

  • Penelope

    Directed by Brad Lichtenstein • Documentary • 2013 • 53 minutes

    What happens when a nursing home decides to throw out the bingo boards and take on the Odyssey instead? Amazing things — that’s what.

    Penelope follows the story of residents of a midwestern care facility, some with severe dementia,...

  • The Queen of Fear

    Directed by Valeria Bertuccelli, Fabiana Tiscornia • Drama • With Valeria Bertuccelli • 2018 • 107 minutes

    Robertina, one of Argentina’s most acclaimed actresses, only has one month left until the premiere of her career-defining one-woman play. Instead of preparing and rehearsing, however, she s...

  • Tosca's Kiss

    Directed by Daniel Schmid • Documentary • 1984 • 87 minutes

    Meet the inhabitants of the "Casa di Riposa" in Milan, the world's first nursing home for retired opera singers, founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896.

    In his documentary film Tosca's Kiss, which has developed an underground cult...

  • The Written Face

    Directed by Daniel Schmid • Documentary • With Tamasaburo Bando • 1999 • 89 minutes

    In Japanese theater women's roles are traditionally played by men. The man playing the woman's role, the Onnagata, does not imitate the woman, as in the West, but tries to capture her significance. He need not st...