A WWI professor has an existential meltdown in real-time. Bring snacks for your soul.
Theatrical recording of the play from "Black Blood": 1917 was the year during the Great War that nearly led to a revolution in France. At that time, Merlin was a modest but passionate professor. Nicknamed Cripure by his students, he spent most of his time reflecting on the human condition, in the light of God, which was supposed to exist. Filmed in Théâtre du Cothurne in Lyon.
Acting
Maréchal's Cripure is a sweaty, magnificent disaster of a man.
Direction
Tarta traps you in the room—no escape from the philosophy.
Director
Alexandre Tarta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Louis Guilloux's 1935 novel was banned by Vichy France for its anti-war cynicism. This adaptation arrived just as Gulf War I began.
Théâtre du Cothurne was a converted warehouse; the sweat you see is real summer heat, not acting.
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