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Has anyone here seen the stage or film version of the Mahabharata that Peter Brook directed? If so, what did you think about it?
I saw it a number of years ago on film, and recall being impressed with a lot of the stage craft and theatricalism, but I also recall thinking it was stiff and pompous and tended to go for austere moments of symbolism rather than the narrative thrills and emotional engagement I had been expecting. And I didn't like a lot of the character interpretations, though I now can't recall who I disliked or why. (Well, I can guess from looking at a photo from the production that I undoubtedly had a big problem with the actor playing Krishna not being especially good-looking when he ought to be supernaturally handsome, or at least ordinarily handsome and supernaturally charismatic.)
Anyway, the reason I ask is that I was thinking of watching it again to see if I totally had my head up my ass about this universally adored classic, but Netflix doesn't have it and I'm reluctant to spring for it on Amazon when I had so many problems with it the first time.
I saw it a number of years ago on film, and recall being impressed with a lot of the stage craft and theatricalism, but I also recall thinking it was stiff and pompous and tended to go for austere moments of symbolism rather than the narrative thrills and emotional engagement I had been expecting. And I didn't like a lot of the character interpretations, though I now can't recall who I disliked or why. (Well, I can guess from looking at a photo from the production that I undoubtedly had a big problem with the actor playing Krishna not being especially good-looking when he ought to be supernaturally handsome, or at least ordinarily handsome and supernaturally charismatic.)
Anyway, the reason I ask is that I was thinking of watching it again to see if I totally had my head up my ass about this universally adored classic, but Netflix doesn't have it and I'm reluctant to spring for it on Amazon when I had so many problems with it the first time.