It’s surprising, but even today there is no clear answer to the question of when, exactly, directing appeared. Back in the 1890s, a theatre director was a secondary figure and performed mainly administrative functions. And suddenly, at the end of the 19th century, the director became the master of the theatre. They had the right to choose the play, its original interpretation, its adaptation. At the same time that the “directing revolution” was taking shape in theatre, an equally important event occurred: the birth of a new kind of art.
In France, the first film screening by the Lumière brothers took place. And that’s how a new era began—the era of great directors, who not only staged plays or films, but also became the authors of works.
This audiobook tells about the most outstanding of them.