This happened in Vichy ( English Incident At Vichy ) - a play by the American playwright Arthur Miller , written in 1964 about a group of men detained for race testing by German military officers and French police collaborators in Vichy during World War II . The play touches on the themes of human nature, guilt, fear and mutual assistance.
| It happened in Vichy | |
|---|---|
| Incident At Vichy | |
| Genre | play |
| Author | Arthur Miller |
| Original language | English |
| Date of writing | 1964 |
In 1973, Miller adapted the play for television.
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 productions
- 3 See also
- 4 References
Story
In the first half of the play, the characters try to realize on what basis they are detained and what procedure awaits them. With the exception of the gypsy and aristocrat von Berg, all the characters are Jews , and most of them moved to Vichy from northern France occupied by the Germans. Understanding the possible seriousness of the situation, they still believe that this is a routine verification of documents. One of the men, Bayar, reports of trains carrying people to concentration camps in Germany and Poland, and talks about massacres .
The second half of the play shows a different reaction of men: Ledyuk, a doctor and a veteran of the battles with Germany, is trying to convince him of the need to escape. However, the rest of the physically strong characters do not see such a need, as they hope for the best. This is influenced by the fact that the first person who entered the office - businessman Marshan, was released from the building. Men are taken in turn to the professor's office for inspection. Some panic and some act defiantly. At the end of the play, von Berg, who received a pass to exit the building, gives it to Ledyuk, thereby allowing him to escape.
Stage
- 1967 , 1986 - “The Case in Vichy”, director Marlen Khutsiev , Sovremennik Theater ( USSR ).
See also
- The raid of Vel d'Yves
Links
- " It Happened in Vichy ” on the Internet Movie Database
- Munira Mirza. Incident at Vichy . culturewars.org.uk (2004). Date of treatment February 22, 2016.
- NEIL GENZLINGER. France, 1942: Detained, Examined, Gone . nytimes.com (MARCH 17, 2009). - Review in The New York Times. Date of treatment February 22, 2016.