Ubu Roi

Ubu Roi [videorecording] / by Alfred Jarry ; Miami-Dade Community College and British Broadcasting Corporation/British Open University.

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In this 1896 expressionistic drama, man is depicted in a distorted and exaggerated fashion in order to make fun of ambition, nobility, idealism and government. This was a major influence on the theatre of the absurd.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jarry, Alfred, 1873-1907
Corporate Authors:	Miami-Dade Community College, British Broadcasting Corporation, Open University, RMI Media Productions, Insight Media (Firm)
Other Authors:	Pleasence, Donald (Performer), Bruce, Brenda (Performer)
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Shawnee Mission, Kansas : New York : RMI Media Productions ; Distributed by Insight Media, ©1978.
Series:	Drama--play, performance, perception.
Subjects:	French drama > 19th century > Translations into English. Theater of the absurd > French influences.

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Summary:	In this 1896 expressionistic drama, man is depicted in a distorted and exaggerated fashion in order to make fun of ambition, nobility, idealism and government. This was a major influence on the theatre of the absurd.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS format.
Production Credits:	For Miami-Dade: producer/director, Andrew Martin ; For BBC/OPEN University: producer/director, Paul Kafno.