When he's had a few he wants to marry off his daughter Eva to his chauffeur Matti - but with a clear head he's adamant she's going to wed a weedy diplomat. Mr Puntila and His Man Matti, by Bertolt Brecht. 6 Mr Puntila and his Man Matti MATTI: You'll see I'm a human being all right, Mr Puntila. Mr Puntila and His Man Matti (Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti) is a 1940 play by Bertolt Brecht, based on The Sawdust Princess by Hella Wuolijoki. AT: Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti; Puntila and Matti, His Hired Hand A: Bertolt Brecht (with Hella Wuolijoki) Pf: 1948, Zurich Pb: 1950 Tr: 1977 G: Com. The play contains some of the best comedy Brecht wrote for the theatre. Estate owner Johannes of Puntila lives his life in a permanent drunken stupor, picking fights and asking women on the street to marry him. His daughter, Eva, is engaged to a very proper and exceedingly dull young attaché. By Bertolt Brecht Adapted by Lee Hall. Knowing how Puntila will be when he sobers up the next day, Matti takes his leave, knowing that ‘oil and water don't mix’. A notable twist on the cast is that Matti was played by a woman, Jane Bertish. But on all the other days which are clouded with alcohol, Matti is his best friend. AT: Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti; Puntila and Matti, His Hired Hand A: Bertolt Brecht (with Hella Wuolijoki) Pf: 1948, Zurich Pb: 1950 Tr: 1977 G: Com. in 12 scenes; German prose and songs S: Finland, 1930s C: 14m, 7f, extras. MATTI : Too right. “As opposed to getting engaged to three women, in the adapted version Mrs. Puntila hires three personal assistants at the same time,” says Mina. I wish I had nothing.” When Argyll landowner Mrs Puntila is drunk, she's a generous and kind-hearted boss who convinces everyone they can have a bright future under her wing. — Mehr darüber erfahren Sie in unserer, This website uses cookies; by using our website, you consent to their use. About Mr Puntila and His Man Matti. Puntila decides to swear off drinking and, in a fit of excess, disposes of his entire stock of alcohol. David Hargreaves gives a towering performance as Puntila. Publication date 2004-10-04 Topics BBC Drama, Bertolt Brecht, Lee Hall. in The image shows: Norman Hacker (Puntila, Landowner), The image shows: Norman Hacker (Puntila, Landowner), Katrin Wichmann (Eva Puntila, his daughter), Andreas Döhler (Matti, his chauffeur), The image shows: Katrin Wichmann (Eva Puntila, his daughter), Andreas Döhler (Matti, his chauffeur), The image shows: Norman Hacker (Puntila, Landowner), Andreas Döhler (Matti, his chauffeur), The image shows: Norman Hacker (Puntila, Landowner), Katrin Wichmann (Eva Puntila, his daughter), Andreas Döhler (Matti, his chauffeur), Markus Graf (The Judge), The image shows: Norman Hacker (Puntila, Landowner), Katrin Wichmann (Eva Puntila, his daughter). Written in 1940 during Brecht's exile in Finland, Puntila is one of his greatest creations - to be ranked alongside Galileo and Mother Courage. A hard-drinking Finnish landowner, Puntila suffers from a divided personality: when drunk he is human and humane; when sober, surly and self-centred. WHAT a tantalising thing is Murat Daltaban’s new production of Bertolt Brecht’s Mr Puntila And His Man Matti, for the Lyceum and the Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow. 'Cause I'm not going to be treated like one of your cattle and left sitting in the road waiting till you are so good as to graciously condescend to come out. For his complexity and vitality, Mr. Puntila ranks on a par with Brecht's indelible Galileo and Mother Courage. Sober, Finnish landowner Puntila is highly exploitative; drunk, though, he's humane and all the world is his friend. But on all the other days which are clouded with alcohol, Matti is his best friend. When he’s not under the influence Puntila wants his daughter Eva to marry the aristocratic, but deeply indebted, attaché Eino Silakka; but if he's drunk again he regrets this, and not just because it would also cost him a piece of forested land for the dowry. In 1966, he directed there Brecht's Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti (Mr Puntila and his Man Matti with Hanns Ernst Jäger and Traugott Buhre in the title roles. Diese Website setzt Cookies ein; mit der Nutzung unserer Website erklären Sie sich damit einverstanden. MRS PUNTILA AND HER MAN MATTI By Bertolt Brecht, adapted by Denise Mina Directed by Murat Daltaban “Money stinks. Then he sets his heart on marrying his daughter to his friend Matti. For his complexity and vitality, Mr. Puntila ranks on a par with Brecht's indelible Galileo and Mother Courage. As Puntila drinks more heavily, Matti constructs a ‘mountain’ out of furniture in Puntila's library and helps his master scale the summit. However, Eva has by now become attracted to Matti, and when Puntila is suitably drunk again, the diplomat, offended by Matti's behaviour towards his fiancée, is sent packing by Puntila. You could not be signed in, please check and try again. Literature When she's sober, she's a cruel and greedy tyrant. Mr Puntila And His Man Matti tells the story of a landowner who is extremely generous and fun-loving when drunk but turns into a brutal skinflint when sober. Mr Puntila and His Man Matti is a widely known play, and Bertolt Brecht is one of the most influential figures in 20th-century world theatre, paying special attention to the ways in which theatre responds to social problems. You can read more about this in our. Unfortunately, the expansive drunken Puntila turns into the mean sober Puntila: he abuses his servants, throws out the village girls, and now demands that Eva marry her stuffy diplomat. The play Mr. Puntila and His Man Matti was written by Brecht in 1940 and is based on short stories and drafts of a play by Finnish writer Hella Wuolijoki. The latest production at the Royal Lyceum, Mrs Puntila and Her Man Matti, is packed to the gunnels with promise.It is an adaptation of a Bertolt Brecht play by Scottish prize-winning crime novelist, Denise Mina.. in 12 scenes; German prose and songs S: Finland, 1930s C: 14m, 7f, extrasPuntila, a Finnish landowner, is sociable and entertaining when drunk but mean-spirited and carping when sober. Bertolt Brecht’s Mr Puntila and His Man Matti – a satire of class dynamics filtered through a prism of drunkenness – was written in 1940 and first performed in 1948. He believed in the play so much that in 1948 he used it to launch the Berliner Ensemble, the legendary theatre company whose practice still resonates globally. Based on Hella Wuolijoki's play The Sawdust Princess (1940), Brecht's play offers a comic parallel to Mother Courage and to The Caucasian Chalk Circle: warning that it is impossible to derive benefit from the rich capitalist without coming to harm, and the drunken Puntila being like the gloriously anarchic Azdak. Mr Puntila and His Man Matti (Modern Classics) by Brecht, Bertolt at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10: 1408100703 - ISBN 13: 9781408100707 - Methuen Drama - 2007 - Softcover This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. Select from premium Mr. Puntila And His Man Matti of the highest quality. Literary studies - plays and playwrights, View all related items in Oxford Reference », Search for: 'Mr Puntila and His Man Matti' in Oxford Reference ». A drunken chaotic landowner leans heavily on his stoic chauffeur in a series of ever more outrageous escapades. Mr Puntila and his Man Matti ... PetScan; Scholia; Statistics; Search depicted; Media in category "Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti" The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S89589 Berlin, DT, Szenenbild Herr Puntila und sein Knecht.jpg 786 × 527; 61 KB. Mr Puntila and His Man Matti Drama on 3. 3.47 avg rating • (268 ratings by Goodreads) Softcover ISBN 10: 0413372901 ISBN 13: 9780413372901. Written in 1940 during Brecht's exile in Finland, Puntila is one of his greatest creations, to be ranked alongside Galileo and Mother Courage. He is kind, friendly and generous, but only while he is drunk. Sober, Finnish landowner Puntila is highly exploitative; drunk, though, he's humane and all the world is his friend. The play contains some of the best comedy Brecht wrote for the theatre. When farmer Puntila is sober, he is a tyrant who sacks workers with communist sympathies, is determined to marry his daughter, Eva, to a chinless diplomat, and puts profit before people. Matti tests Eva to see whether she will make a suitable working man's wife, but, because of her privileged background, she fails. Mr. Puntila & His Man Matti by Bertolt Brecht. Publisher: Methuen, 1977. Mr Puntila and His Man Matti is not one of Brecht's best known plays, and there has only been one previous production at the Citizens Theatre. Knowing how Puntila will be when he sobers up the next day, Matti takes his leave, knowing that ‘oil and water don't mix’.AT: Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti; Puntila and Matti, His Hired Hand A: Bertolt Brecht (with Hella Wuolijoki) Pf: 1948, Zurich Pb: 1950 Tr: 1977 G: Com. It is directed by Murat Daltaban of Istanbul’s DOT Theatre, who brought the brilliant and award-winning Rhinoceros to the Lyceum stage in 2017. After three days of drinking, he becomes good friends with his loyal chauffeur Matti Altonen. The play tells the story of the wonderful land of Tavasland and its strange people. 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