Mack the Knife (1989) [VHS]
by Menahem Golan
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Actor: Julia Migenes, Julie Walters, Raul Julia, Richard Harris, Roger DaltreyDirector: Menahem Golan
Producer: Menahem Golan
Writer: Menahem Golan
Producer: Michael J. Kagan
Producer: Stanley Chase
Producer: Yoram Globus
Writer: Bertolt Brecht
Writer: Kurt Weill
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 120 minutes
Release Date: 2000-06-13
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
VHS Movie Reviews of Mack the Knife (1989) [VHS]
Movie Review: Accessible Version
Summary: 4 Stars
Alright - so this is not a purist's "Threepenny Opera", but a purists version of any stage play rarely makes it to film. What this film is is a jaunty, accessible screen adaptation with all of the colouful characters and many of the songs that make the stage version so enjoyable.
The story tells of the crime-boss Macheath's relationships with wives Polly and Lucy, his feud with Polly's crooked parents the Peachum's and his betrayal at the hands of former lover Jenny and best friend Police Comissioner Tiger Brown, his escapes and last minute rescue.
It is quite a thorough retelling of the stage play - keeping many elements excised from the earlier German film version by Pabst.Some of the songs are gone, most regrettably "what keeps man alive" and the show has been somewhat dressed up, with the songs turned into big song and dance numbers with plenty of cast and chorus involved in numbers that were previously more intimate. This alters the tone somewhat, but probably serves to make it accessible.
The cast are uniformly strong as Gay and Brecht' colourful rogues gallery and the design is suitably tawdry.
This is worth a look for fans of Brecht and of musicals.
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