The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (1967) is a music film, directed by Peter Brook. It stars Patrick Magee and Ian Richardson. The 116-minute film holds an audience score of 6.1/10.
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What The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade Is About
The asylum at Charenton, 1808. The Marquis de Sade is held there, and the director of the institution allows him to stage a play; the actors will be patients and the audience will be polite society from outside. The subject of the play is the killing of Jean Paul Marat in his bath fifteen years earlier. As the rehearsals proceed the line between the play and the patients' own condition disappears. Peter Brook directs. Patrick Magee plays Sade, Ian Richardson plays Marat and Glenda Jackson plays Charlotte Corday. The source is Peter Weiss's play of 1963. The film is not a record of Brook's Royal Shakespeare Company production but a version reshot for cinema with the same cast; the shoot was completed very quickly. The argument at the centre is between two characters: Marat holds that the revolution must continue, Sade that every political act disregards the suffering of the individual. The narrative takes no side. Brook's idea of theatre is directly visible: the actors use their bodies to the limit, the camera stands inside the crowd, and the viewer is never left comfortable. Glenda Jackson became known through this part and her career opened from it. It is a work argued over in the histories of both theatre and film; whether it is a record or an adaptation is still discussed. Who it is for: viewers who like films rooted in theatre and work built on political thought. Who it is not for: it is dense and wordy, the form is demanding, and it deliberately sets out to disturb.
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What is The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade about?
The asylum at Charenton, 1808. The Marquis de Sade is held there, and the director of the institution allows him to stage a play; the actors will be patients and the audience will be polite society from outside.
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The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade is available to watch on digital platforms such as fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV. Current rent and buy options are listed in the "Where to Watch" section on this page.
How long is The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade?
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade runs for 116 minutes (1h 56m).
When did The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade come out?
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade was released in 1967.
Who directed The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade?
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade was directed by Peter Brook.
Who stars in The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade?
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade stars Patrick Magee, Ian Richardson, Michael Williams, Clifford Rose.
What is The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade's rating?
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade holds 7.5/10 on IMDb and 6.1/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 73 out of 100.
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