{"identifier":"FAN-Woyzeck_6311369507112","browse_author":"Francis Annan (Director), Georg Buchner (Original Author), Francis Annan (Producer), Rob Faukner (Producer) and Francis Annan & Xaverian College (Proprietor (Publisher Bloomsbury Video))","subscription_list":["bvl_filmmedia"],"titleByTitle":"Yes","isbn":9781350911826,"description":"Produced by Francis Annan and Xaverian College, Manchester, this feature-length production is the world\u2019s first English language version of Georg Buchner\u2019s stage-play, Woyzeck (1837). The first screening was at the 20th Century Fox Studios, Soho, London in August 2010. The film combines the talents of director, Francis Annan, a professional crew and a cast of Drama students from Xaverian Sixth Form College. This is the second production by Xaverian\u2019s Drama department to be adopted by Contemporary Arts Media. The Women of Troy, made in 2005, went on to win an international film award and to sell worldwide. \n Woyzeck portrays the central character\u2019s downward spiral into madness and the need for revenge. The poor soldier, Woyzeck, imagines dark forces beneath the earth and faces real exploitation by his Captain and experimentation by the local doctor. When he discovers that his mistress, Marie, has betrayed him with the arrogant Drum-Major, his fragile world collapses. This production fuses location shots, open-plan studio scenes and film-studio sets to capture the aberrations of Woyzeck\u2019s mind, the spare reality of his life and the episodic structure of the plot. There is a marked Brechtian influence to the direction, particularly in the Showman and tavern scenes. One of the unique features of the film, created at and cast from the drama department at Xaverian Sixth Form College in Manchester, is that all of the principle cast are consequently 17 years of age or under. \n Condensed Cast and Crew:\n \n Franz Woyzeck: Nathan Crossan-Smith\n \n Drum Major: Damien Hughes\n \n Doctor: Yasmin Marciniak\n \n Co-writer: Rob Faulkner\n \n Co-writer: Wynn Moran\n \n Dir. of Photography: Andrew James Litt\n \n Director: Francis Annan\n Produced and screenplay by Rob Faulkner, Wynn Moran, Francis Annan. Language - English","videoId":6311369507112,"browse_view":"contentTypeBrowsePageIndexView","subscription":"bvl_filmmedia","title":"Woyzeck","xml_source":"bvl_filmmedia_video-vra.xml","browse_search":"FAN-Woyzeck","videoPoster":"https://cf-images.eu-west-1.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4171818645001/68e8efaa-d183-477c-a476-0dc584b9dcc7/3e7002cd-6592-49c5-8393-c17cc3d655a0/1280x720/match/image.jpg","facets":"theatrePerformances , Theatre performances , filmmakingAndProduction , Filmmaking and production , drama , Drama , beliefRitualsAndWorship , Belief, rituals and worship , experimental , Experimental , mythsAndLegends , Myths and legends , symbolism , Symbolism , mentalHealth , Mental health , power , Power , violence , Violence , identity , Identity , made_20102019 , 2010\u20132019 , english , English , origin_england , England , video , Video , artsAndLiterature , Arts and literature , societyAndSocietalIssues , Society and societal issues , filmAndCinema , Film and Cinema , anthropology , Anthropology , made_2000Present , 2000\u2013present , origin_unitedKingdom , United Kingdom , origin_europe , Europe ,","contenttypeorder":3,"date_of_publication":2010,"publisher":"Francis Annan & Xaverian College","productname":"bvl_all","id_search":"FAN-Woyzeck","facet":["anthropology","artsAndLiterature","beliefRitualsAndWorship","drama","english","experimental","filmAndCinema","filmmakingAndProduction","identity","made_2000Present","made_20102019","mentalHealth","mythsAndLegends","origin_england","origin_europe","origin_unitedKingdom","power","societyAndSocietalIssues","symbolism","theatrePerformances","video","violence"],"contentType":"video","authors":"Francis Annan~Georg Buchner~Francis Annan~Rob Faukner~Francis Annan & Xaverian College"}