Peter Brook

Peter Brook

Born: March 21, 1925
Died: July 2, 2022
in London, England, UK
Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH CBE (March 21, 1925 – July 2, 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). With them, he directed the first English-language production in 1964 of Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, which was transferred to Broadway in 1965 and won the Tony Award for Best Play, and Brook was named Best Director. He also directed films such as an iconic version of Lord of the Flies in 1963.

He was based in France from the early 1970s, where he founded an international theatre company, playing in developing countries, in an approach of great simplicity. He was often referred to as "our greatest living theatre director". He won multiple Emmy Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Japanese Praemium Imperiale, the Prix Italia and the Europe Theatre Prize. In 2021, he was awarded India's Padma Shri.

Movies for Peter Brook...

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Title: Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: April 2, 2018
Type: Movie
An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars.
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Beckett by Brook
Title: Beckett by Brook
Character: Self
Released: March 18, 2018
Type: Movie
With hindsight, we can see exactly how wrong the labels given to Samuel Beckett have been, since it has been said that his writing was sad, negative and desperate. Nowadays, it can be said that several of his pieces submerge us in the reality of human existence, but with an element of humor - and it is this humor that has saved us. Beckett rejects every theory, every core belief, looking for the truth. He observes people amid the darkness and takes them into what is vast and unknown about life, so they can discover their truth by taking a look at themselves and others. Like Beckett, we share their uncertainty, their search, their pain. This theatrical reflection by the masters of European theater, Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne, incorporates parts of Fragments, a piece premiered in 2008 and filmed in 2015 and which contains the short plays Rough For Theater I, Rockaby, Act Without Words II and Neither.
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Strehler: Il mago dei prodigi
Title: Strehler: Il mago dei prodigi
Character: Self
Released: December 18, 2017
Type: Movie
An eulogy to Giorgio Strehler, the first real director in the italian theatre. He was a master, knowing all aspects of the show, from the set techniques up to narrative influences. The documentary tells the personal life and the artistic career: it starts from that Christmas day in 1997, when the news broadcasts opened with the news of Strehler's death, to summarize the story of the Piccolo Teatro, the first municipal theatre in Italy.
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The Roof
Title: The Roof
Character: Peter Brook
Released: March 31, 2016
Type: Movie
A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Title: Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Character: Self - Filmmaker
Released: December 12, 2014
Type: Movie
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.
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The Tightrope
Title: The Tightrope
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Filmed with five hidden cameras, The Tightrope is a total immersion into the creative process behind legendary theater director Peter Brook's work -- powerful, intimate, and emotionally thrilling. In this unique and deeply personal film, we get a dizzying glimpse from the Tightrope and an inkling of what it takes to make theater real...
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BAM150
Title: BAM150
Character: Self
Released: April 27, 2012
Type: Movie
A captivating history of the nation's oldest performing arts center - which largely mirrors the evolution of experimental and progressive performing arts in 20th century America - BAM150 chronicles the vibrant past, present and future of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Through footage of recent performances, intimate interviews, and an astonishing treasure trove of 150 years' worth of archival materials, BAM150 is a testament to the power and stamina of the institution that established Brooklyn as a cultural mecca-serving as a home to such greats as Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, Edwin Booth, Merce Cunningham, Robert Wilson, Mark Morris, Laurie Anderson, and Pina Bausch.
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Carrière, 250 Meters
Title: Carrière, 250 Meters
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
A portrait documentary tracing the inspiration, philosophy and imagination of the celebrated theatre and screen writer - and Bunuel's long term collaborator - Jean Claude Carrière. Carrière predicts that between the house he was born in and the cemetery in which he will end there is a life journey of just 250 meters. "Carrière: 250 Meters" follows him as he reflects on the wealth of global traditions of storytelling, travelling through past and present, across countries and cultures from Paris to New York, Mexico and India and joined by his family, friends and collaborators. A testament to the life and work of an extraordinary man and a key architect in contemporary cinema.
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Filmmaking Without Boundaries: Interview with Peter Brook
Title: Filmmaking Without Boundaries: Interview with Peter Brook
Character: Self - Interviewee
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Director Peter Brook discusses his move from theater to film, his approach to adapting LORD OF THE FLIES, and the film's complicated production history.
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Brook by Brook
Title: Brook by Brook
Character: Self
Released: January 24, 2002
Type: Movie
An intimate portrait of director Peter Brook by his son, Simon Brook.
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Bennent mal vier
Title: Bennent mal vier
Character: Self
Released: December 6, 1998
Type: Movie
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Looking for Richard
Title: Looking for Richard
Character: Self - Interviewee
Released: October 11, 1996
Type: Movie
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
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The Five Senses of Theatre
Title: The Five Senses of Theatre
Character: Self
Released: May 29, 1994
Type: Movie
British director Peter Brook talks about his theatre experience from his first directing gigs of Oxford to the foundation of a company of international actors coming from different acting schools and cultures.
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The Empty Space
Title: The Empty Space
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
In 1970, British stage and film director Peter Brook created the International Centre of Theatre Research in Paris. In the autumn of 1973, the Centre conducted a five week work period at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, performing and giving demonstrations of exercises, in which members of the audience participated, and exchanged ideas with the New York theatre community. This is a film of one day's work.
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV
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The Benefit of the Doubt
Title: The Benefit of the Doubt
Character: Self
Released: January 2, 1967
Type: Movie
A documentary following US, Peter Brook's experimental play about the moral issues surrounding the Vietnam War, Benefit of the Doubt is the only known film record of the Royal Shakespeare Company production. It was filmed by Peter Whitehead concurrently with his Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967), on the surface a very different film, yet both share a central concern with the war, protest and Britain's political and cultural relationship with America.
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King Lear
Title: King Lear
Character: Self – Director
Released: October 18, 1953
Type: Movie
In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.