To Be or Not to Be (BFI Film Classics (Paperback))

To Be or Not to Be (BFI Film Classics (Paperback))

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Book Description
In this study Peter Barnes considers what it is to make comedy out of tragedy. To Be or Not to Be tells us that in the face of the brutality and unimagined ignorance of men in power, one must never lose one's style.

About the Author
Peter Barnes is one of the UK's most respected dramatists, with numerous stage, screen, and radio plays to his name. His work has been performed by Laurence Olivier, Alec Guinness, Peggy Ashcroft, John Gielgud and Paul Scofield (among others). He won the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright award for The Ruling Class in 1969 and the Olivier Award for Best Play in 1985 for Red Noses. His screenplay for Enchanted April (1992) was nominated for an Academy Award.

To Be or Not to Be (BFI Film Classics (Paperback)),Peter Barnes,University of California Press,0851709192,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Reference

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