Beckett in "Catastrophe"

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A stage director and his female assistant find the blackest protagonist possible, then make him up as white as possible, to create the titular character.

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: September 16, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Author: AloneDoctor

Length: 00:05:43
Rating: 4.40
Views: 2222

Tags: beckett catastrophe

Video Comments:
leovillaforte (August 27, 2008 at 7:41 am)
nice to see something from beckett turned into a movie scene, but the truth is that we didn´t need it this way. the first guy is right, the director fucked up the brilliant text and intentions of Beckett.
abcdefwhy (April 28, 2008 at 10:54 am)
the director fucked it up; the whole idea was that the sudden light across the face throws the farce of the exhibition into sharper relief, shaming the voyeurism of the audience and reducing the applause to 'a stunned silence'. instead we get a fade-out with continued clapping, which misses the message entirely.
dylanesque2100 (May 8, 2008 at 12:39 pm)
wow, So Beckett explained this to you did he? Or is this your own opinion?
blacksheep02 (July 14, 2008 at 3:25 pm)
I suppose the fact she hands him a torch instead of a cigarette lighter also somehow manages to deter from the scripts original "message," or maybe it's O.K: since this is a film ADAPTATION of a STAGE PLAY.
dclnm (September 14, 2008 at 1:00 am)
Not sure Beckett would have approved - he was painstakingly particular about stage directions. Not sure the adaptation sheds any new light either. Decent acting though.
Wordman67 (April 5, 2008 at 6:09 pm)
What an event: Pinter and Gielgud in a Beckett play, directed by Mamet! A once-in-a-lifetime coming together of greats. Fantastic!
dagger1504 (December 15, 2007 at 11:35 pm)
Thanks for submiting this. I love Beckett.