Film

Beckett by Brook

2018 · 1h 1m · Drama · Comedy

With hindsight, we can see exactly how wrong the labels given to Samuel Beckett have been, since it has been said that his writing was sad, negative and desperate. Nowadays, it can be said that several of his pieces submerge us in the reality of human existence, but with an element of humor - and it is this humor that has saved us. Beckett rejects every theory, every core belief, looking for the truth. He observes people amid the darkness and takes them into what is vast and unknown about life, so they can discover their truth by taking a look at themselves and others. Like Beckett, we share their uncertainty, their search, their pain. This theatrical reflection by the masters of European theater, Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne, incorporates parts of Fragments, a piece premiered in 2008 and filmed in 2015 and which contains the short plays Rough For Theater I, Rockaby, Act Without Words II and Neither.

Peter Brook

Self

Jos Houben

Self

Kathryn Hunter

Self

Marcello Magni

Self

Marie-Hélène Estienne

Self

• Peter BrookDirector
• Marie-Hélène EstienneDirector
• Samuel BeckettWriter
• Laurent ArmilleiExecutive Producer
• François BenichouExecutive Producer
• Manuel GraftoEditor
• Julien MostadeEditor
• Christophe EstanoEditor
• Laure FerrignoEditor

Release date

March 18, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 1m

Genres

Drama, Comedy