Description
Primo Performed Live for BBC 2007 by The National Theatre
Adapted by Antony Sher from If This Is a Man (1947) by Primo Levi, it is a monologue told
as a memoir by an older Primo looking back at his life in Auschwitz.
run time 1 hr 24 mins
IMDb tt1006938/
directed for the stage by Richard Wilson
directed for the screen by Robin Lough
Cast
Primo Levi Antony Sher
IMDb notes
Primo Levi (1919-1987) was an Italian Jewish writer and chemist who was sent to Auschwitz
concentration camp. This movie is made in a monologue style, where older Primo Levi goes
through his memories in Auschwitz. Primo from 2005 is directed by Richard Wilson.
My notes
Antony Sher(1949- 2019) had an illustrious career in the classics and more popular
filmed dramas. The biographic notes at IMDb are brief but worth reading. Elsewhere in my
file share group is an earlier play with Antony Sher as Tartuffe by Moliere in which he
shows a different side of his character. You'll have to see that for the inference. The
RSCKing Lear DVD rip with Sher is also in this file share group.
My thanks to the anonymous capper who was able to get the stream of Primo from 2007. It
is presented here without any editing in original format.
An NFO file has a list of my other file shares. See Readme note on opening NFO files.
Notes written March 12th, 2022.
General
Complete name Primo Levi Anthony Sher reading Is this a manPrimo.mp4
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