Marat/Sade
1967
Drama, History
1h 59m
The Marquis de Sade is locked in the Charenton mental hospital and decides to put on a play. His overseers agree as long as he follows certain conditions. He writes and directs the other mental patients in a play based on the life of the Jean-Paul Marat. As the play progresses, the inmates become more and more possessed by the violence of the play and become extremely difficult to control. Finally, all chaos breaks loose. (imdb)
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Marat/Sade
1967
Drama, History
1h 59m
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Rated 20 Nov 2007
65
25th
Unique and fascinating form. The chaos of the performance is captured beautifully by the photography, which is marvelously composed but always off-kilter. There is a seething intensity with a playful undercurrent, and the songs are quite good as well. However, I didn't care much for the content. Too talky and preachy, too political and philosophical, like the worst of Godard. And the acting is entirely too "ACTING!". I'm glad I saw such an original work, but I can't say I enjoyed it very much.
Rated 20 Nov 2007
Rated 12 Feb 2010
48
36th
Seemed promisingly nutty at first, but as it progressed I realized I was being had. It is knowingly confusing, deliberately obscure in its references to Marat's supposed biography, and above all jarringly pretentious in its cacophonous mix of pseudu-intellectual babble about politics with random slogan-shouting. By the second reel I thought I would go insane myself if I heard "Long live Marat!!" one more time. Even the musical bits which first seemed enjoyably off-kilter, got grating later.
Rated 12 Feb 2010
Rated 28 Sep 2011
95
88th
Perhaps the most politically bleak film I've seen. A precursor to Salo in that respect.
Rated 28 Sep 2011
Rated 24 Apr 2008
97
78th
Amazing.
Comrades, experience the chaos.
Rated 24 Apr 2008
Rated 21 Nov 2007
100
95th
Excellent. You won't forget this one anytime soon. The actors seem to be breathing down your neck
Rated 21 Nov 2007
Rated 03 Nov 2013
48
45th
Can be seen as the seed from which grew films including Dogville, The Baby of Macon, and La Commune. Like those works, it's intriguing and impressive if also a bit difficult to get through (less so than the Von Trier or Watkins films though). If you can handle Godard in his Marxist phase you should be able to get at least some enjoyment out of this.
Rated 03 Nov 2013
Rated 25 Jul 2013
99
97th
Incredible. The final shot is perfect. Very like a play but with incredible choice of shots and amazing acting. Yeah it's political but it's not all political and idk it's amazing
Rated 25 Jul 2013
Rated 17 Oct 2017
85
88th
Very similar to Salo yet adds layers to narration reflexively. German word "Geschichte" stems from "to happen" but it also includes "Schicht", layer. We have a theater where people watch a prison (history, determination?) in which gentry directs Sade who directs mad people. Marat seems to be the most naive where he believes he can break the cyclical violence and domination of history. Very very pessimistic and somewhat unnecessarily long yet a very good example of 'analytical'-reflexive cinema.
Rated 17 Oct 2017
Rated 07 May 2019
6
40th
Title indeed says it all, as does the plot outline. One for the "Lost in translation" box. Surely must work better as a play, if anybody cares.
Rated 07 May 2019
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