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To Be or Not to Be

by Peter Barnes

Type
Studies
Subject
One FilmTo Be or Not to Be
Keywords
Ernst Lubitsch
Publishing date
2002
Publisher
BFI Publishing
Collection
BFI Film Classics
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback • 79 pages
5 ¼ x 7 ½ inches (13.5 x 19 cm)
ISBN-10
ISBN-13
0-85170-919-2
978-0-85170-919-2
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Book Presentation:
In To Be or Not to Be (1942), Ernest Lubitsch brought his legendary comic touch to the most unpromising situation: life in Nazi-occupied Poland. In this study, Peter Barnes considers what it is to make comedy out of tragedy.

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.

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