Lovelies and Dowdies

Synopsis

'Lovelies and Dowdies’ is a surrealist play written by Stanislaw Witkiewicz shortly before his death in 1938. The film was built around a performance of his play at Edinburgh by the Polish experimental theatre group Cricot 2 under the direction of Tadeusz Kantor. Cricot 2 Theatre was formed in the 1930s by a group of surrealist and formist artists. It became a resistance cabaret during the occupation and after coming into the open again in 1945 was forced underground in 1948 by the Stalinist doctrine of Socialist Realism. It emerged with half acceptance in 1958 and was finally allowed to perform in the West in 1973 when the film was shot.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 30 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1974

Availability

Hire

Uses

Courses on Modern Experimental Theatre; Surrealism; Grotowski (comparative studies and influences).*

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

drama in Polish; performances; Witkiewicz, Stanislav Ignacy

Credits

Director

Ken McMullen

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

Higher Education Film & Video Library

Email

services@bufvc.ac.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7393 1503

Fax

020 7393 1555

Address

c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ

Notes

Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.