Bertolt Brecht Movies

The Threepenny Opera proclaims itself "an opera for beggars," and it was in fact an attempt both to satirize traditional opera and operetta and to...

An inexplicable showdown between two men and the downfall of a family that has moved from the prairies to the jungle of the big city.

When the gods appear in disguise the only person who shows them hospitality is the young girl Shen Te and for this she is awarded by them. After a...

Composed in the 1930s by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, this is a mordant satire on capitalism and the inexorable industrialization of a society in...

Galileo, an eminent professor and scientist in the 17th century Venetian Republic, is short of money. A prospective student tells him about a novel...

The Mysteries of a Hairdresser’s Shop describes the absurd goings-on of a by no means ordinary hair salon, where men with great beards wait in...

Archive footage of bomb detonations during the Second World War combined with abstract graphic elements which show the destructive potential of...

Documentary about Brecht and the Berliner Ensemble.

Mise-en-scène, at the Comédie-Française, of La Vie de Galilée by Bertolt Brecht. This is the last staging by Antoine...

A small town in Western Germany is the last stop for 26,000 pigs per day and a brief home for masses of Eastern European temporary workers. The...

Brecht's company of actors tells the story of Bertolt Brecht: his theatre, plays, poetry and his life.

A behind-the-scenes look at The Public Theater's production of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage" that examines the playwright's life and ideas.

Set in contemporary Rome, the film shows through a series of encounters with “ancient” Romans, how the economic and political...

On the verge of professional breakthrough, a young Bertolt Brecht reflects on relationships.

A marginal version of Brecht’s piece, “Baal”.

Based on a novella by Bertolt Brecht.