The Breakdown
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drama
The themes of justice and guilt lie at the core of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's comedy "The Breakdown." The story follows Alfredo Traps, who interrupts his journey due to a car breakdown. Finding refuge with a retired judge, Traps spends the evening with his host and the latter's former colleagues, including a judge, prosecutor, defender, and executioner. Enthusiasts of their former professions, they reenact famous trials in their spare time. Encouraged to play the role of a defendant, Traps eagerly accepts but finds himself increasingly trapped by the seniors' persuasive games, eventually leading to a death sentence. Initially written as a radio play in 1956, the story was later published as a novella, adapted into films, and staged as a play.
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Adaptation of a work by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Initially released as a radio play in 1956. Later transformed into a novella, adapted for cinema, and staged as a theater production.
Automatically translated from German.
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MIERSCHER THEATER
7520 Mersch
Luxembourg
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