posted on 2020-05-25, 10:56authored byJean E. Conacher
One of the leading German film-directors, Andreas Dresen is renowned for working with close-knit teams of collaborators on films characterised by improvisation and collective cinematic approaches. His filming, in 2005, of Christoph Hein's novel, "Willenbrock", represents his first experiment in literary
adaptation. This chapter traces the ensemble traditions of GDR/East German theatre from the work of Stanislavsky and Brecht and discusses its impact also on DEFA film production. It argues that "Willenbrock" may be understood as part of this continuing legacy and demonstrates how Dresen draws on these traditions to achieve a possible synthesis of Brechtian and Stanislavskian approaches, in offering his audience, his ensemble
and himself a potentially radical 'critical experience' triggering both personal
and professional self-reflection and a
deeper analysis of societal concerns.
History
Publication
Adaptation Considered as a Collaborative Art: Process and Practice, Cronin, Bernadette, MagShamráin, Rachel, Preuschoff, Nikolai (eds);pp. 193-213
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Note
peer-reviewed
The full text of this article will not be available in ULIR until the embargo expires on the 09/05/2022