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Partisan

2018 · 130 min

A long, talky, archival stroll through a theatre's rebellious era, rewarding for those curious about art and Berlin.

Directed by
Adama Ulrich, Matthias Ehlert
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Frank Castorf, Martin Wuttke, Lilith Stangenberg
Tagline
Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 1992-2017
Overview
Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 1992-2017. The end of the GDR gave rise to new artistic freedoms in reunited Berlin. Shortly after the fall of the Wall, rebel director Frank Castorf was appointed artistic director of the Volksbühne. His way of working altered the public’s perception of this theater. The chronological history of the Castorf era between 1992 and 2017 is told here in excerpts from the productions and in a series of conversations conducted on the long sofa in the theater's foyer.

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Directed by
Adama Ulrich, Matthias Ehlert
Genres
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Starring
Frank Castorf, Martin Wuttke, Lilith Stangenberg
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Adama Ulrich, Matthias Ehlert, Lutz Pehnert
    Written by
    Lutz Pehnert
    Starring
    Frank Castorf, Martin Wuttke, Lilith Stangenberg, Sophie Rois, Milan Peschel, Alexander Scheer, Christoph Schlingensief, Lars Rudolph
    Runtime
    130 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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