Latin and Cyrillic version of the poster Siroka zemlja (Undiscovered Country) for Yugoslav Drama Theater in Belgrade, Serbia.
Undiscovered Country (Das weite Land)
is a play by the Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler, which focuses
on 1890s Viennese society, demonstrating the effects of upper class
codes of behavior on human relationships.
"A
play that combines detailed psychology with a portrait of a society....
What the play shows us is couples indulging in a polite sexual excuse
me behind which lurks panic, death and an insane preoccupation with
honour.... What is fascinating is that the action is conducted against a
background of tennis parties, trips to the Dolomites, charade like
affairs and summerhouse banter against Art Deco panels. Everything
suggests a world of golden leisure and civilized deceit. But what
Schnitzler shows us is the corrosive effect of habitual lying on this
Smiles of a Summer Night' atmosphere and the destructive impact of the
hero's contaminated sense of honour. I think it's a marvelous play
because it pinpoints decadence with wit and irony."
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