Learning on ScreenFilm
- Synopsis
- Based on Samuel Beckett’s screenplay of the same name, Beckett asks us to imagine that we may have existence only as constructs of the imagination of others, and if we wish to free ourselves of the burden of Being all we need to do is render ourselves unperceived. The central figure, O, tries to achieve this and the film records the tragic-comic aspects of his efforts.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 26 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1979
- Availability
- Hire
- Uses
- Students of Beckett or experimental uses of film.*
- Subjects
- Drama; Media studies
- Keywords
- Beckett, Samuel (1906-1989); cinema; screenplays
Credits
- Director
- David R Clark
- Producer
- Patsy Nightingale
- Writer
- Samuel Beckett
- Contributor
- David Gladwell; Mike Tomlinson; Roger Ollerhead
- Cast
Max Wall Patricia Hayes Richard Goolden
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
Festalworth
Sponsor
- Name
BFI Production
Distributor
- Name
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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