Les Marchands

A slow, poetic stage experiment where voice-over and silent gestures pull apart, asking you to think as much as feel.

Directed by

Julien Bechara

Genres

Drama

Starring

Saadia Bentaïeb, Agnès Berthon, Lionel Codino

Overview

The originality of the show lies in the gap between the narrative provided by the voice-over (omnipresent) and the visible, concrete actions played on stage by the characters in an almost silent film: their play, sometimes very poetic, transcends narration. As a result, not only is the spectator's emotion intense, but the philosophical reflection on the meaning (s) of the work emerges: since Man sells his thought, his body, his time, in exchange for a salary, since he is constantly in exchange, barter, link, is he a "merchant"? What is he walking towards?

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Work, identity, morality, isolation

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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