Bis

Bis

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1966

Runtime

0h 20m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Bis

Director

Paolo Brunatto

Description

In 1966, Bene presented The Pink and the Black, his successful theatrical adaptation of Matthew Gregory Lewis’ lurid Gothic novel from 1796. Experimental filmmaker Paolo Brunatto filmed some of the play’s rehearsals in a Rome apartment (also frequented also by the Living Theatre). Bene's artistry is encapsulated in one sentence: “One cannot continue to prostitute the idea of theatre, which stands only for a magical, brutal link with reality."