Venice: Film Festival – The Tightrope - Simon Brook. “How does one make theatre real? It is so
easy to fall into tragedy or comedy. What is important above all is to be on
this strict razor edge of the tightrope…”
For the very first time in forty years, Peter Brook, one of the major
directors of contemporary theatre, has agreed to raise the curtain and allow
his son Simon Brook to film behind the scenes and to reveal the secrets of his
approach. This unique and personal
documentary takes us beyond the intimacy of a workshop, into a philosophical
experience, on a tightrope.
Above. Ginevra Elkan, director Simon Brook and Peter
Brook.
Italian
director Ermanno Olmi.
Angela, Tai and Rosita
Missoni
Actor
Toschi Tsuchitori
Franca
Coin, Giannola and Betty Nonino