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The film interweaves three layers: the centre is Kleist's play "Penthesilea". Like from a distance Kleist observes the relationship beween man and woman, when he transfers into mythical Greece what in his time became a problem for him in Prussia - and remains to be a problem also for us.
Penthesilea. (Kleist) Penthesilea is an 1808 tragedy by the German playwright Heinrich von Kleist about the mythological Amazon queen, Penthesilea, described as an exploration of sexual frenzy. [1] Goethe rejected it as "unplayable". [2]
- Heinrich von Kleist, Joel Agee, Maurice Sendak
- 1808
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Feb 25, 1983 · Heinrich Penthesilea von Kleist: Directed by Hans Neuenfels. With Elisabeth Trissenaar, Hermann Treusch, Verena Peter, Lieselotte Rau.
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- Drama
- Hans Neuenfels
- 1983-02-25
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Feb 25, 1983 · The film interweaves three layers: the centre is Kleist's play "Penthesilea". Like from a distance Kleist observes the relationship beween man and woman, when he transfers into mythical Greece what in his time became a problem for him in Prussia - and remains to be a problem also for us.