The play is a modern relationship drama. The main characters are the middle-aged Gertrud and three men she has a relationship with: her husband Gustav Kanning, a politician; her former lover Gabriel Lidman, an older poet; and her newfound love Erland Jansson, a young composer. All three desire her and have desired her in a different way.
The first act is set in Gustaf Kanning's study at his home, where Gertrud, in the first scene, sits in the dark awaiting her husband's return from work. She is going to tell she is leaving him for her newfound love, and her former love interest suddenly returns from a long trip overseas. Gertrud is faced with questions about the sacrifice she is making for Jansson, and the reactions of Kanning and Lidman.
The play tackles themes of love, passion, the feeling of being trapped and confined in a marriage, the need of love, the search of the love, the ontology of real love, the right to love and be loved, love and closeness in a relationship, and differences between men and women.
Gertrud: notes of production at Målarsalen, the Royal Dramatic Theatre’s small stage, 2014, Dramaten.se: John Caird (director)
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Schamus, James, 2008: Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud: The Moving Word. University of Washington Press ISBN9780295988542
May 03, 2024
gertrud, play, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2020, learn, when, remove, th. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Gertrud is a Swedish 1906 play drama in three parts by author and playwright Hjalmar Soderberg Contents 1 Story description 2 Characters 3 Notable productions 4 Film adaptation 5 External links 6 SourcesStory description editThe play is a modern relationship drama The main characters are the middle aged Gertrud and three men she has a relationship with her husband Gustav Kanning a politician her former lover Gabriel Lidman an older poet and her newfound love Erland Jansson a young composer All three desire her and have desired her in a different way The first act is set in Gustaf Kanning s study at his home where Gertrud in the first scene sits in the dark awaiting her husband s return from work She is going to tell she is leaving him for her newfound love and her former love interest suddenly returns from a long trip overseas Gertrud is faced with questions about the sacrifice she is making for Jansson and the reactions of Kanning and Lidman The play tackles themes of love passion the feeling of being trapped and confined in a marriage the need of love the search of the love the ontology of real love the right to love and be loved love and closeness in a relationship and differences between men and women The original production in Sweden premiered on February 13 1907 at the old Royal Dramatic Theatre featuring Gerda Lundequist in the title role Characters editGertrud Kanning Gustav Kanning Gabriel Lidman Erland Jansson Kanning s mother The White ShapeNotable productions editThe original 1907 staging with Gerda Lundequist as Gertrud by the Royal Dramatic Theatre The 1953 Royal Dramatic Theatre staging with Eva Dahlbeck as Gertrud The 1999 TV theatre adaption SVT with Marie Richardson as Gertrud Film adaptation edit1964 Gertrud directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer External links editGertrud notes of production at Malarsalen the Royal Dramatic Theatre s small stage 2014 Dramaten se John Caird director Sources editSchamus James 2008 Carl Theodor Dreyer s Gertrud The Moving Word University of Washington Press ISBN 9780295988542 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gertrud play amp oldid 1204985402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
