“I WISH TO WRITE THE MORAL HISTORY OF THE MEN OF MY GENERATION – OR MORE ACCURATELY, THE HISTORY OF THEIR FEELINGS” 1840. France. Young Frederick Moreau begins the journey of his adult life full of aspirations and dreams. On the deck of a riverboat, he sees, as if in a vision, what seems to be the ideal woman. 1868. Middle-aged Frederick Moreau is now defeated, and none of his youthful dreams have been fulfilled. In his account of his life with his childhood friend, he has perhaps nothing to remember. In the pages of Flaubert’s Sentimental Education (1869), collective history unfolds alongside personal history: the events surrounding the revolution of 1848, the end of the Julian Monarchy (1830-1848), the creation of the Second French Republic (1848-1851), the Second Empire (1852-1870) that succeeded it. In the context of this period, which was pivotal for the whole of Europe, Flaubert recounts in an ironic-satirical style not just the unrequited love for a married woman, but the universal refutation of his entire generation in a world of controversy. Flaubert’s novel is brought to the theatre for the first time in Greece by director Pantelis Flatsousis, who attempts to approach the present day through the historical circumstances of Flaubert’s time.
Α smoke machine and electronic cigarette will be used during this performance.
The performance is supported by the Ministry of Culture
With communication support from the French Intitute in Greece
Sentimental Education
exploring a history of ruptures
Based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert
CO-PRODUCTION
Spectrum AMKE
Megaron The Athens Concert Hall
