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Engrossing and timely, this crackles with ideas about art, politics, religion, and the terrible costs of war. Apr 3, 2009 | Full Review…
Engrossing and timely, this crackles with ideas about art, politics, religion, and the terrible costs of war.
Andrea Gronvall
For theater lovers in general, this documentary -- a look at a high-powered production of a modern classic and a chance to watch Meryl Streep build a character -- is intriguing and educational. For partisans of Bertolt Brecht, it's mandatory. Apr 3, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
For theater lovers in general, this documentary -- a look at a high-powered production of a modern classic and a chance to watch Meryl Streep build a character -- is intriguing and educational. For partisans of Bertolt Brecht, it's mandatory.
Walter V. Addiego
All of this makes an interesting, if not gripping, film about the play, the playwright and the lead-up work to a stage production. It also leaves me wanting a great deal more. Apr 2, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
All of this makes an interesting, if not gripping, film about the play, the playwright and the lead-up work to a stage production. It also leaves me wanting a great deal more.
Roger Ebert
Theater of War, Walter's invigorating film, asserts the value of Brecht -- and the power of art -- for our troubled times. Mar 26, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Theater of War, Walter's invigorating film, asserts the value of Brecht -- and the power of art -- for our troubled times.
Wesley Morris
As a onetime dramaturg and Brechtian, I enjoyed the chin-wags and the glimpses of Streep in rehearsal -- especially her quivering admission that she can't bear the thought of anyone seeing her process. Dec 29, 2008 | Full Review…
As a onetime dramaturg and Brechtian, I enjoyed the chin-wags and the glimpses of Streep in rehearsal -- especially her quivering admission that she can't bear the thought of anyone seeing her process.
David Edelstein
Theater of War, while informative, feels more like a trailer for Mother Courage than a film of its own. Dec 29, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Theater of War, while informative, feels more like a trailer for Mother Courage than a film of its own.
V.A. Musetto
The trauma of the past is expressed in the woundedness of the present and through this expression finds a type of sanctuary. Mar 16, 2018 | Full Review…
The trauma of the past is expressed in the woundedness of the present and through this expression finds a type of sanctuary.
Carolina Benalcázar
The delights were in seeing arguably America's greatest actress, Streep, going through the clunky process of rehearsing while telling us how she interpreted her role. Feb 26, 2010 | Rating: B | Full Review…
The delights were in seeing arguably America's greatest actress, Streep, going through the clunky process of rehearsing while telling us how she interpreted her role.
Dennis Schwartz
Mildly engaging with brief moments of insight, but it's mostly a missed opportunity to dig deeper into the play's sociopolitical relevance to the world of today Jan 31, 2009 | Rating: 5.75/10 | Full Review…
Mildly engaging with brief moments of insight, but it's mostly a missed opportunity to dig deeper into the play's sociopolitical relevance to the world of today
Avi Offer
A thought-provoking documentary about the life and work of Bertolt Brecht and the 2006 Public Theatre's presentation of Mother Courage and Her Children Dec 24, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
A thought-provoking documentary about the life and work of Bertolt Brecht and the 2006 Public Theatre's presentation of Mother Courage and Her Children
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Meryl Streep is absolutely the least interesting thing about this inventive doc that takes an unprecedented look at the staging of a high-profile theater production. Dec 23, 2008 | Rating: 7.5/10 | Full Review…
Meryl Streep is absolutely the least interesting thing about this inventive doc that takes an unprecedented look at the staging of a high-profile theater production.
Edward Douglas
Neither Meryl Streep's as-yet-unpolished performance nor the entire construction of this particular production of Bertolt Brecht's celebrated play are done much favor by this doc's unedifying attempt to shoot the moon. Dec 23, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Neither Meryl Streep's as-yet-unpolished performance nor the entire construction of this particular production of Bertolt Brecht's celebrated play are done much favor by this doc's unedifying attempt to shoot the moon.
Eric Henderson
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