El Gran teatro del mundo : auto sacramental de Pedro Calderón de la Barca /

The manager of a company of players calls them together to take part in a play. The characters of this religious drama will be a Rich Man, a King, a Peasant, a Begger, Beauty and Wisdom. Each character in turn expounds his attitude toward life, then they see if there is any social purpose in their l...

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Corporate Authors: Barnard College. Compañía Teatral, Tudor Singers of Montreal, Hispanic Society of America, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681, Rubinstein, Sholom, Llao, Miguel, De la Campa, Radames, Blake, Edward, Lorta, Isabel Garcia, Farber, Elena, Del Rio de Pinies, Carmen, Balada, Leonardo, 1933-
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2005]
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Summary:The manager of a company of players calls them together to take part in a play. The characters of this religious drama will be a Rich Man, a King, a Peasant, a Begger, Beauty and Wisdom. Each character in turn expounds his attitude toward life, then they see if there is any social purpose in their lives and whether they are prepared to fulfill it. Before facing death, each character has one more chance to mend his ways.
Item Description:Full screen presentation.
Not rated.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Production Credits:Music, Manuel de Falla ; camera, Lew Merrim ; editor, Richard Sears.