To Be or Not to Be (Theatre in Cinema)
To Be or Not to Be. USA 1942 | Ernst Lubitsch | vostFR | 99’ | digital. Cast: Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Lionel Atwill. This film, nominated for Best Music at the 1943 Oscars, tells the story of a Polish theatre troupe in 1939, on the brink of World War II, rehearsing a play about Hitler as Germany prepares to invade Poland. Following the play's censorship, the theatre and its actors turn to Shakespeare's Hamlet. This masterpiece of intelligence and satire delves into the existential question "To be or not to be" with humor and social critique.
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The film will be screened a second time as part of the Cinémathèque Film Club.
Where does it take place?
Théâtre des Capucins
Théâtre des Capucins
Place du Théâtre
Ville-Haute Luxembourg
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