11 reviews for:

Baal

Bertolt Brecht

3.52 AVERAGE

grazianapiccoli's review

2.75
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

themayyyor's review


I’m cheating, I did not read this. I watched the David Bowie teleplay. Even so, the plot is basically the same and I cannot imagine a two hour version of Baal. I love you Brecht but I’m not inclined enough to do that to myself

ethanrwilliams's review

3.75
dark funny mysterious reflective sad
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No

arathene's review

2.0
dark funny slow-paced

jonfaith's review

3.0

This wasn’t what I had expected. This is a bizarre tale of a charismatic roustabout, think Andy Griffith as Lonesome Roads. He swims in an endless ocean of brandy, his stupor affords him the carnal favors of nearly every woman and a license for some beautiful if nihilistic poetry.

The play is a series of brief episodes which advance Baal through most conventions into a naturalistic denouement which recalls the vision of von Stroheim. The ambiguity of this depravity, draws its motivation into question: does Brecht’s Darwinian vacuum anticipate the Final Solution? I will steer clear of such conjecture.

annelotte's review

4.0
funny
dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes