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Though Beckett's stature drew in an impressive array of directors (including Anthony Minghella, Patricia Rozema, and Neil Jordan) and actors (including Jeremy Irons, Julianne Moore, Alan Rickman, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Michael Gambon, and John Gielgud), some of the finest work comes from relative unknowns. But the gem of the collection is Krapp's Last Tape, about an old man revisiting his life through recordings he has made throughout his years. It's the perfect marriage of text, actor (the incomparable John Hurt), and director (Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter); in their hands, the play spins from deeply funny to deeply sad, all with only the slightest dim of the light in Hurt's eyes. --Bret Fetzer
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Neil Jordan, Kieron J. Walsh |
| MANUFACTURER: | Ambrose Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Anamorphic, Box set, Black & White, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Classics, DVD, Documentary, Drama, Movie, Performing Arts - Theater |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 4 |
| UPC: | 739815002502 |
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Customer Reviews of Beckett on Film DVD Set
What a let-down! I have seen this twice through now & have concluded that the best places to experience Samuel Beckett's quintessential words are on the printed page or on obscure stages (like San Quentin prison). <
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>Most of the productions in this package seek only to bring attention to themselves (the single exception being John Hurt & Atom Egoyan's perfect Krapp's Last Tape) - they are for the most part overdirected & overacted to the hilt.
An Abomination
With great anticipation and relish i awaited this accumulation of the works of probably one of the greatest playwrites of the 20th century. Having seen a short promotional film of the project, my eagerness was picqued.But, alas, flash, star-worship and diminished expectations rule once again in this travesty. Having actually not even been able to sit through the Endgame of this set, and having also seen the foolish, punk-flash version of Breath, and the unsympathetic and misunderstood, braindead interpretation of Not I, i am so appalled i nearly whipped this weighty and overly expensive set, frisbee-like,out the window.
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>It never ceases to amaze how so much star power can do so much damage. Remember the Broadway travesty of Godot a few years ago with Robin Williams?
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>So, Engame is a beautiful performance. all the Gaelic colloquial nuance of Beckett's language,perfectly understood and delivered in a heightened naturalism that is a joy to behold. The only problem is, one can NOT behold it because of the hack direction. Done in obsessively Television Direction School multi-camera work, anytime a charecter speaks or moves he is held in extreme talking-head close-up. next actor speaks, close up for him, then back to the other actor and so on and so on until the stomach of the viewer churns from this sea-sick demntia of camera close-ups,reaction shots, two shots and flashing long shots. So you don't have a play, or a film, you end up with a Television show of utter convention and utter unwatchability. i suggest people stay away from this possibly well-intentioned but decadent and unwatchable and expensive lump of Beckett Meets Hollywood by way of London.
A great collection for novices and seasoned Beckettians alike
The greats of the Irish and English stage and screen come together in this masterfully produced collection.
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>Conor McPherson's version of "Endgame" nearly justifies the price tag all by its lonesome. The acting is dynamic and finely tuned, and McPherson's lens captures every detail. Other standouts include "Ohio Impromptu" (starring Jeremy Irons in a tour de force double role), "Rough for the Theatre I", and "Rough for the Theatre II" (where Jim Norton and others turn this uneven early work into an emotional time-bomb).
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>Not every adaptation is up to par. "Not I", starring Julianne Moore, takes the high modernist idea of actor-as-automaton a bit too literally, blurring the language into incoherence and robbing the script of its rich texture. "A Piece of Monologue" also misses the mark in this low-energy adaptation.
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>All in all, though, I would heartily recommend this collection, especially to academics and serious theater artists. It is clear enough to serve as an representative introduction to Beckett's work, and it is masterful enough to enrich a seasoned Beckettian's understanding of these plays.