Welcome to Beckett on Film. On this journey, we will watch and discuss all 17 film adaptions of works from Samuel Beckett, collected in the boxset Beckett on Film. A vast majority of ILX users (ie. KM, Dr. Morbius and myself) have seen some of them, but not all. This seems like a good way to see all of them and ruminate on the silence, the waiting, the words, the play, and above all the man who created them. It’s a great portal into the Beckett universe.
All films combined will take a mere 647 minutes of your time. Which equals exactly nothing, in the grand scheme of things. Expect a lot of waiting. And waiting. And waiting. And waiting. And waiting. And waiting. What’s not to love?
The idea is that we’ll watch and discuss one film per week. It just so happens these films fall off a truck nearby me quite frequently, so if you don’t own or have the video, you’ll probably be able to get it in this thread.
Wiki:
Beckett on Film was a project aimed at making film versions of all nineteen of Samuel Beckett's stage plays, with the exception of the early and unperformed Eleutheria. This endeavour was successfully completed, with the first films being shown in 2001.
The project was conceived by Michael Colgan, artistic director of Dublin's Gate Theatre. The films were produced by Colgan and Alan Moloney for the Irish broadcaster RTÉ, the British broadcaster Channel 4 and the Irish Film Board. Each had a different cast and director, drawn from theatre, film and other fields.
The list of films in full:
1 Waiting for Godot
2 Endgame
3 Happy Days
4 Act Without Words I
5 Act Without Words II
6 Krapp's Last Tape
7 Rough for Theatre I
8 Rough for Theatre II
9 Play
10 Come and Go
11 Breath
12 Not I
13 That Time
14 Footfalls
15 A Piece of Monologue
16 Rockaby
17 Ohio Impromptu
18 Catastrophe
19 What Where
We want to start next week. Let us know if you’re in. We’re waiting.
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― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 12 February 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link
Aw, that's a shame, it'd be great to have you on board. Feel free to dip back in here, when in doubt about your decision. We can use your expertise and views, I'm sure.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 13 February 2018 22:21 (six years ago) link