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Sands Films livestream presentation of THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEJK.
The subject of this film adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek's novel “The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk” is a piece of theatre, a play with live music and a very present audience: after all, the first appearance of the preposterous soldier Schwejk was in a cabaret sketch in Prague, before becoming the legendary hero of Hašek's WWI novel, Erwin Piscator's 1928 Berlin version, Joan Littlewood's 1939 Manchester adaptation and Brecht's 1943 reworking.
“Schwejk” is enormously fascinating. It makes the case against the futility of war brilliantly. It is funny and provocative, as well as being beautifully acted, directed and designed”.
Nicolas Kent
Director
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“Schwejk is bringing in a strong effective references to Iraq and the arms trade etc, it is brilliant, it is thought provoking with important contemporary references”.
Richard Norton-Taylor
Writer on Defence and Security
Directed by Christine Edzard
with : Joe Armstrong, Kevin Brewer, Sean Gilder, Micheal Mears, Aaron Neil, Andrew Tierna, Shona McWilliams, Michelle Wade and Alfie Stewart as Schwejk
Sands Films livestream presentation of THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEJK.
The subject of this film adaptation of Jaroslav Hašek's novel “The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schwejk” is a piece of theatre, a play with live music and a very present audience: after all, the first appearance of the preposterous soldier Schwejk was in a cabaret sketch in Prague, before becoming the legendary hero of Hašek's WWI novel, Erwin Piscator's 1928 Berlin version, Joan Littlewood's 1939 Manchester adaptation and Brecht's 1943 reworking.
“Schwejk” is enormously fascinating. It makes the case against the futility of war brilliantly. It is funny and provocative, as well as being beautifully acted, directed and designed”.
Nicolas Kent
Director
*
“Schwejk is bringing in a strong effective references to Iraq and the arms trade etc, it is brilliant, it is thought provoking with important contemporary references”.
Richard Norton-Taylor
Writer on Defence and Security
Directed by Christine Edzard
with : Joe Armstrong, Kevin Brewer, Sean Gilder, Micheal Mears, Aaron Neil, Andrew Tierna, Shona McWilliams, Michelle Wade and Alfie Stewart as Schwejk