| Brief Description: | One of the best realizations of theatre on film, this 1983 Hungarian
production documents Nicole Dreiske's production of Maidsplay, an
original theatre piece inspired by Jean Genet's The Maids in Budapest.
The production utilizes actual information about the two sisters whose
extraordinary crime inspired Genet to write The Maids and highlights
the themes of violence, sex, drugs, jealousy and incest in the story
of the two sisters who, employed as maids in the same house, take
turns playing the role of their mistress in a secret and bizarre
ritual. The second part of the tape illustrates the basic techniques
of The Dreiske Discipline as led by Nicole Dreiske in actor workshops
in Budapest. Produced by Judit Koszanyi, directed by Ildiko Szabo. A
BBS/Mafilm production. In English. Color, 80 mins. |
