Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' (1983)

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

1983

Drama Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Chris Hegedus

D. A. Pennebaker

Cast

Alan Schneider as The Director

Billie Whitelaw as The Actress

Daniel Labeille as The Producer

Esther Kling as The Costume Designer

Martin Esslin

Samuel Beckett as Self (archive footage)

Crew