Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told (1996)

N/A 103 min Movie

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

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