Linked Data Explorer

"Until the mid-1930s, film producers of the early sound era often made films simultaneously in different language versions, using the same sets but different casts for each version. This DVD presents G W Pabst's twin versions, in German and French, of "The Threepenny Opera"."
"In Victorian London, Mack the Knife, gentleman and thief, is loved by Jenny, his favorite whore, by Polly Peachum, daughter of the Beggar King and by Lucy, the jailor's daughter. Pabst's satirical treatment of this 19th-century underworld with its pimps, prostitutes and thieves draws comparisons with Germany in the 1920's. (Does not circulate)."@en
"The notorious criminal Macheath (Mack the Knife) marries Polly Peachum, daughter of rival Jonathan Peachum. The marriage sets a series of intrigues in motion; finally Macheath is captured but reprieved at the gallows."
""Musical fantasy of crime and sex in the Soho underworld of the 1890's"--External container."
"Until the mid-1930s, film producers of the early sound era often made films simultaneously in different language versions, using the same sets but different casts for each version. The few films which survive in both versions offer fascinating material for comparison. This DVD presents G W Pabst's twin versions, in German and French, of "The Threepenny Opera". Set in a shadowy, stylised and dreamlike Victorian London, the story of Mackie "The Knife" Messer and Polly Peachum is timeless, and the combination of Bertolt Brecht's biting social satire and Kurt Weill's compelling music is as fresh as ever."
"" ... Brecht's masterpiece based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, with Weill's ... score ... [a] musical fantasy of crime and sex in the Soho underworld of the 1890's."--Container."
"Highwaymen and thieves stand for the great lords and powerful public officials of Georgian England, in this spoof of the corrupt politics during that time. Depiction and intimation of crime and vice in all strata of society make it universally appealing."@en
"Highwaymen and thieves stand for the great lords and powerful public officials of Georgian England, in this spoof of the corrupt politics during that time. Depiction and intimation of crime and vice in all strata of society make it universally appealing."
"Set in a shadowy, stylised and dreamlike Victorian London, the story of Mackie "The Knife" Messer and Polly Peachum is timeless, and the combination of Bertolt Brecht's social satire and Kurt Weill's music is as fresh as ever."
"Presents the German and French versions of the feature film, shot on the same sets with different actors. Bertold Brecht's adaptation of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera combines music and lyrics by Kurt Weill, strong performances and a mixture of realism with stylised settings. Set in Soho in Victorian London, this musical satire tells of Mack the Knife, ladies man, gentleman and thief, his cohorts and antagonists."
"The story involves the charismatic Macheath, known as "Mack the Knife" and the complications which arise when he weds Polly Peachum, the daughter of "London's Beggar King" a sort of pimp of the destitute."
"Classic musical satire set amongst the criminal element of Victorian London involves the charismatic criminal Macheath, known as " Mack the Knife." The complications arise when he weds Polly Peachum, the daughter of "London's Beggar King" a sort of pimp of the destitute."@en
"The sly melodies of composer Kurt Weill and the daring of dramatist Bertolt Brecht come together on-screen under the direction of German auteur G. W. Pabst (Pandora's box) in this classic adaptation of the Weimar-era theatrical sensation. Set in the impoverished back alleys of Victorian London, The threepenny opera follows underworld antihero Mackie Messer (a.k.a. Mack the Knife) as he tries to woo Polly Peachum and elude the authorities. With its palpable evocation of corruption and dread, set to Weill's irresistible score, The threepenny opera remains a benchmark of early sound cinema. It is presented here in both its celebrated German and rare French versions."
"Satire musicale adaptée de la pièce "L'Opéra de Quat'sous" de Bertold Brecht, elle-même une adaptation du "Beggars Opera" de John Gay (1728), racontant comment Mackie, roi de la pègre londonienne vers 1900 et ami du chef de police, a épousé secrètement Polly Peachum, fille du roi des mendiants. Ce dernier apprenant la nouvelle avec colère, provoque une manifestation des mendiants pour faire arrêter Mackie. Interprété par Rudolf Foerster, Carola Nehr et Lotte Lenya."
"Bertolt Brecht's musical fantasy based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera, which deals with crime and sex in the Soho underworld of the 1890's. Lotte Lenya stars in this film directed by G.W. Papst. In German with English subtitles."