“A gigantic, powerful work shines through her in the whole game”: 175 years since the birth of actress Sarah Bernhardt

10/22/2019, 6:57:34 AM

October 22 marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of French actress Sarah Bernhardt. Her stage activities began in the 1860s at the Paris Comedy Frances Theater. However, then critics did not discern Bernard's talent. The first roles they noticed - Anna Dambey in the play based on the play by Dumas father “Kin, or Genius and Absoluteness” and Zanetto in “Passer-by” by Francois Koppe - she played on the stage of “Odeon”. After some time, the actress already shone in the tragedies of Voltaire, Racine and Shakespeare, willingly embodying on the stage, including male images. She was one of the first to decide to play a movie: she could be seen in “Lady with Camellias” and “Jeanne Dore”. However, the biography of the actress is rich in achievements in other branches of art. Bernard also managed to realize herself as a sculptor, writer and artist.

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