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Theater in Trance

Theater in Trance

Rainer Werner Fassbinder visits for two weeks the "Theater der Welt" festival 1981 in Cologne. 30 companies showed in over 100 performances their own visions of a new theater. Framed by Fassbinder's reading of one of the famous essays on theater: Antonin Artaud's "The Theater and its double". The audience is left to wonder how much of Artaud's radical and beautiful vision is realized in contemporary theater.

Release DateAugust 20, 1981
StatusReleased
Original TitleTheater in Trance
Runtime1h 31min
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LanguageGerman
Original LanguageGerman
Production CountriesGermany
Production CompaniesLaura Film