Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tony Kushner

A look at the life and ideas of Bertolt Brecht, interwoven with The Public Theater's staging of his Mother Courage and Her Children.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: John W. Walter

Release Date: April 1, 2008

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April 2, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

All of this makes an interesting, if not gripping, film about the play, the playwright and the lead-up work to a stage production. It also leaves me wanting a great deal more. full review

December 29, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

As a onetime dramaturg and Brechtian, I enjoyed the chin-wags and the glimpses of Streep in rehearsal -- especially her quivering admission that she can't bear the thought of anyone seeing her process. full review

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