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THE WORKS OF TINTO BRASSPranzo di famiglia(Family Lunch, 1973/1976/1986)
This was probably the first stage
play that Brass directed. As far as we know it was
never filmed or videotaped, and we know essentially
nothing else about it, apart from what Brass said in
an interview given to Iain F. McAsh (Films on Screen
and Video 5, no. 2, February 1985, pp. 22–23):
“It is very difficult to make films in Italy today. There are
many problems, finding the finance. It is easier to direct on the
stage where less money is required. I have done two stage plays in
recent years. One was called Family Lunch, which was grotesque,
about the relationship where they begin eating each other rather
than food. The other, The Man of Sand, was also off-beat.”
A 1976 revival, with the same cast and director, was broadcast on
the radio:
QUESTION: Does anyone have a tape of this?
A BRIEF PLOT SYNOPSIS AT A SPANISH SITE THAT NO LONGER
EXISTS, BUT THAT I JUST DISCOVERED I HAD SAVED ON DISC ONCE UPON A TIME: FundAteneoFestival
formerly at http://www.fundateneofestival.com/fit73-97/cuerpo/historia/03_76/1976/italia1cooperativa.htm. If you own
the copyright, or if you know who does, please write to me. Thanks!
MORE INFO:
Francesco Verdinelli’s résumé Roberta Lerici’s résumé La Compagnia Teatro Belli Corpo del Teatro Belli... Roberto Lerici
This play was revived again, in New
York City, in 1986.
Incidentally, stage actor and director
Antonio
Salines, who acted in this production, in the 1990s became a Brass
regular. He has also collaborated with Roberto
Lerici on other projects.
Pranzo di famiglia
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