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Woyzeck [ˈvɔʏtsɛk] is a 1979 German drama film written, produced and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski and Eva Mattes. It is an adaptation of the unfinished play Woyzeck by German dramatist Georg Büchner.
Woyzeck, from Georg Büchner, a 2011 play by three Portuguese young actors, António Mortágua, Catarina Rosa and Vera Barreto. The text was followed precisely through a scenic arrangement where the audience is facing a door, Woyzeck "António Mortágua" is sitting in a sofa with his back to the door and the other two actors play from the street.
- Georg Büchner, Otto C. A. Zur Nedden
- 1879
Mar 18, 2016 · Werner Herzog began Woyzeck within a week of shooting Nosferatu, phantom der nacht (Nosferatu the Vampyre, 1979) in Moravia with the same crew. 1 It is tempting to read the pair as complementary masterpieces.
- Darragh O’Donoghue
May 1, 2015 · The play is loosely based on the true story of Johann Christian Woyzeck, a Leipzig wigmaker who murdered Christiane Woost, a widow with whom he had been living, in a fit of jealousy in 1821 and was subsequently publicly decapitated.
As mentioned in the Woyzeck film review text, Werner Herzog’s 1979 feature is based on a play by Georg Büchner, who was the brother of scientific materialism philosopher Ludwig Büchner (1824–1899).
- Dan Schneider
Jul 30, 2020 · Woyzeck is one of the first plays in Europe about ordinary people. It radically alters the established Aristotelian dramatic formula by presenting “a poor good-for-nothing” as its tragic hero.
Although left incomplete at Buchner’s death - and with no definitive text or order of scenes - Woyzeck is one of the most influential and performed plays in German theatre; its themes of poverty, isolation, and morality still resonate with audiences worldwide.
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