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Chronicles of a Provisional Planet [Chronique d’une planet provisoire]
Author(s): Armand Gatti
Influenced by science fiction literature, Gatti presents astronauts who travel to a planet that has been almost impossible for humans to understand. On that planet, they discover striking similarities to our own human suffering, barbaric war, and the Holocaust. The audience is presented with various events from around this provisional planet that highlight the parallels to occurrences during the Holocaust and characters who are reminiscent of the key leaders of the Third Reich and the Final Solution.
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Original or Prominent Production:
Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, directed by Armand Gatti (his directorial debut), 1963
Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, directed by Armand Gatti (his directorial debut), 1963
Nationality of Author: French
Original Language: French
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Experience(s) Chronicled: Germany, Hitler and the Growth of Nazism | Allegoric or Metaphoric Representations
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