Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

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Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' (1983)

Directed by D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus

Drama, Documentary · 58m

The filmmakers accompany Alan Schneider, director of the American premieres of most of Beckett's plays, and producer Daniel Labeille to the home of Billie Whitelaw, whom Schneider, ironically, had never met previously, and takes us through the rehearsal process of Beckett's newest play, including the recording of the dialogue, as almost all of it is voiceover. The final fifteen minutes of the film are the premiere performance in its entirety.

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Cast

Billie Whitelaw The Actress
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Alan Schneider The Director
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Daniel Labeille The Producer Esther Kling The Costume Designer
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Martin Esslin Samuel Beckett Self (archive footage)

Crew

Director
D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
Writer
Samuel Beckett
Director of Photography
Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker
Editor
D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus, David Dawkins

Details

Release date
1983-11-23
Runtime
58m
Genres
Drama, Documentary
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
Pennebaker Hegedus Films, The State University of New York