Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

1996 en 103 minutes

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    Plot

    A two-part biography of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The first part covers the traumas of his formative years: his ill-fated love affair with his first cousin, the death of his father, and his decorated service with the French Resistance. He had settled in France before the Second World War, met fellow Irishman James Joyce, and begun writing. Patrick Magee's television performance of `Krapp's Last Tape' (1972) is interwoven with key landscapes and personalities from Beckett's life. The second part concludes the story of how Beckett finally began to connect with his audience, principally through `Waiting for Godot'. Includes an interview with the actress Billie Whitelaw, a celebrated interpreter of his work.

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    Cast

    Ronald Pickup

    Ronald Pickup

    Narrator

    Stephen Rea

    Stephen Rea

    Voice

    Denys Hawthorne

    Denys Hawthorne

    Voice

    Patrick Magee

    Patrick Magee

    Archival Footage

    Billie Whitelaw

    Billie Whitelaw

    interviewee

    John Calder

    John Calder

    Interviewee

    Marthe Gautier

    Marthe Gautier

    Interviewee

    Marie Kean

    Marie Kean

    Voice

    J.G Delvin

    J.G Delvin

    Voice

    Stephen Brennan

    Stephen Brennan

    Voice

    Daphne Carroll

    Daphne Carroll

    Voice

    Bosco Hogan

    Bosco Hogan

    Voice

    John Kavanagh

    John Kavanagh

    Voice

    Pat Laffen

    Pat Laffen

    Voice

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