Alzire or the New Continent ( Alzire oder der neue Kontinent )

Alzire or the New Continent (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Alzire oder der neue Kontinent
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
111 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1977 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Thomas Koerfer

Written By:
Dieter Feldhausen

Actors:
Wolfram Berger ..... Julie
Monica Bleibtreu ..... Tina
Paul Burian ..... Stadtpräsident
Verena Buss ..... Rousseau
Gerhard Dorfer ..... Ludwig
Roger Jendly ..... Voltaire
Hans-Peter Korff ..... Leo
Verena Reichhardt
François Simon
Rüdiger Vogler
Nikola Weisse

Synopsis:

The 200th anniversaries of the death of Voltaire and Rousseau are on May 30th and Juliy 2nd 1978 respectively. On this occasion, zhe film relates the story of a a troupe of actors who attempted to perform Voltaire's play 'Alzire' which defends the ideal of leniency towards the Indios. The concept of bringing the play up to date is defeated by the town authorities who are not prepared to finance experiments. The actors move to the country wehere they attempt to overcome the classical form of the theatre by incorporating a living image in Rousseau's sense with the farmers and peasants. The attemp fails. Some membres of the troupe set out for Bolivia, the scene of 'Alzire', to find thê true Indios.

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