Alan Rickman, Charles Simon, David Kelly

Probably the most significant Irish playwright of the 20th century, Samuel Beckett has influenced generations of directors and actors in film, television and theatre. The themes and language of his wo...( read more  read more... )rk are as fresh and relevant today as they were 50 years ago. Beckett's distinctive style of tragicomedy combined with his remarkable dialogue and settings render his work timeless. Encompassing all nineteen of Beckett's plays, Beckett on Film brings together some of the most distinguished directors and actors in film, television and theatre including directors Atom Egoyan, Neil Jordan, Anthony Minghella, David Mamet, Karel Reisz, and Patricia Rozema; and actors Rebecca Pidgeon, Alan Rickman, John Hurt, Rosaleen Linehan, Jeremy Irons, Julianne Moore, and the late John Gielgud and Harold Pinter.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Anthony Minghella, Atom Egoyan, David Mamet, Jon Crowley, Karel Reisz, Neil Jordan, Richard Eyre

Release Date: July 1, 2001

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DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005

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  • June 4, 2009
    Waiting for Godot - ****
    Not I - ***
    Rough for Theatre I - ***
  • September 9, 2009
    a glorious hymn to the great playwright Samuel Beckett ....who was also a novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist ...
    a "dream team " of actors and directors , worked in this phenomenon called Samuel Becket , who was not only the author of Condo .....
  • July 28, 2009
    Samuel Becket has some rather interesting plays. I liked the one which Alan Rickman was in becuase of his immence acting talent. But my favorite of the plays was a one person show called. "Not I" It shows the classic Becket chatacter and was captivating to watch.
  • December 11, 2008
    i only saw the part on Play. lots of awesomesauce on the actors.
  • November 7, 2008
    My disclaimer is that in order to be an expert on ALAN RICKMAN I see everything he does. Truth be told - I saw this project BECAUSE he was in it. It was a brief perfomance, but poignant. To say that I "liked" this theatrical experience would be false. Liking it had nothing to do ...( read more)with it. If you've ever read Beckett, you know first hand that "like" isn't an emotion synonamous with his work. He brings loathing, disgust, sadness, dispair, and insanity fluidly to anyone with the mind to handle it. I think that's what my rating should be... I "HANDLED IT". Don't get me wrong here... it was entertaining. I learned from it. BUT (this is huge) you should not watch this unless you have an understanding of Beckett's writing. To the stupid or uneducated minds, his work seems boring or drags. His messages are difficult to take because he shines a spotlight on humanity's evil-doing. IF you pay close attention though, you will find moments of sweet clarity in those messages that make viewing these works worthwhile. I would advise viewers to have a happy-happy joy-joy film set up for after you finish this, so you're not depressed. LOL

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