Reviews

Caligula by David Greig, Albert Camus

costume_man's review against another edition

4.5

Je ne crois pas avoir vraiment compris, mais c'était très drôle. Le fait que Caligula soit un philosophe comme ça donne vraiment un côté très amusant à la pièce, malgré ce à quoi on pourrait s'attendre. Par contre il y a vraiment des passages où on se demande comment on peut possiblement mettre ça en scène (genre la scène de l'asthme).

dina_b's review against another edition

4.0

Duas peças de teatro escritas por Albert Camus e estreadas em 1944 e 1945.
Em "Caligula" vemos a transformação de um imperador para um tirano sanguinário, sendo a sua justificação para a violência e terror, tornar o que é impossível, possível!! Para ele, todos os actos aberrantes são para mostrar a verdade e que todos vivem na mentira, para os outros ele simplesmente ficou louco de desgosto de amor. Assistimos à descida de Caligula ao seu inferno pessoal de loucura.
"Malentendu" poderia ser um film noir dos anos 40, sombrio, angustiante, triste e trágico, não existe alegria nem luz ao fundo do túnel. Enquanto estava a ler esta peça, sentia-me a escorregar na escuridão das personagens, vendo a tragédia a chegar mas não conseguindo deixar de ler. Adorava ter tido a possibilidade de ver essa peça ao vivo.

sansregretv's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

luc_feh's review

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

soupchichu's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

shervinbr's review against another edition

5.0

در واقع ورژن انگليسى كاليگولا رو خوندم و بعد از خوندن هر فصل از اون كتاب ، فارسى ش رو از اين كتاب خوندم ( به دليل ارادت زيادى كه به مترجمش دارم )
چند صفحه آخرش غوغا بود و چقدر منو ياد مكالمات جوكر و بتمن انداخت
هيچ وقت فكر نميكردم بتونم از يك شخصيت غيرمنطقى ، اين همه حرف هاى منطقى و واقعى ببينم و باهاش ارتباط برقرار كنم

0celia's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

amibodea's review

5.0

This is the first writing by Camus that I came across, which happened to be while I was still in high school. I remember that the play had been excellently performed (with a twist) at the local theatre, which totally triggered my interest in his writings.

A few years later I submitted my thesis on Existentialism, and here I am back to his play, after all these years, just to confirm that it is remarkably good. The terror, the absurd, the madness, paired with an unfulfilled yearn for something deeper, higher perfectly depicted in the portrait of Caius.

toutesleschosesmarguerite's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

notaperson_aconcept's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5