Beckett on Film
Beckett on Film was a project aimed at making film versions of all nineteen of Samuel Becketts stage plays, with the exception of the early and unperformed Eleutheria. This endeavour was successfully completed, with the first films being shown in 2001.
The play was originally published in 1952. Of directing the film version, Michael LindsayHogg said, Beckett creates an amazing blend of comedy, high wit and an almost unbearable poignancy in a funny yet heartbreaking image of mans fate. With the camera, you can pick those moments and emphasise them, making Becketts rare and extraordinary words all the more intimate .... The play is about what it is about. Samuel Beckett would have said its about two men waiting on the side of the road for someone to turn up. But you can invest in the importance of who is going to turn up. Is it a local farmer? Is it God? Is it salvation? Or is it simply someone who just doesnt show up?The important thing is the ambiguity, the fact that it doesnt really state what it is. Thats why its so great for the audience to be part of it they fill in a lot of the blanks it works in their imaginations. ........
Source: Wikipedia
