Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told documentary (1996)

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Published 2017-11-07
The life of Irish novelist, poet, and playwright Samuel Beckett is profiled in this two-part documentary: from his Dublin childhood, to his days in Paris, associating with Picasso and Chagall, to old age. Excerpts from a performance of the semiautobiographical Krapp’s Last Tape and previously unpublished letters tell the story, along with the remembrances of Beckett’s lifelong friend and publisher, Jerome Lindon, relatives, and others who knew him. This is a rare glimpse into the reclusive world of this literary giant, whose most famous work, Waiting for Godot, evokes with unnerving precision the cosmic despair and isolation of modern humankind.

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All Comments (21)
  • @rayj7273
    Don't know why people are complaining about this documentary. This was made in the 1990s interviewing many of Beckett's contemporaries. For a man born in 1906, it's bound to be slow as most of the interviewees are over the age of 70. Most of these people are probably dead now, so this documentary is an important archive about people who knew him when he was a young man and the early part of his career.
  • @jamieholmes5443
    Great upload. I love looking at these programs on old poets, painters. Slice of time and history. So full of melancholy. Deeply intrigued.
  • @alexodonnell6191
    Words fail me...Simply Wonderful... What a jewel, What a treasure of a discovery.....Thank you so so much...
  • @TheCAPTAINDESTROYER
    A profound, melancholy, beautiful, poetic documentary to cover the life of a profound, melancholy, beautiful, poetic man
  • @wendywatson639
    I found this deeply moving and indeed informative and thought-provoking. Thank you.
  • @joehiggs100
    Many thanks, the best documentary about Samuel Beckett I've seen.
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    Great site. Thank you for these great uploads.
  • @martinarthur2597
    Wonderful documentary, Thank you so much for your fascinating channel
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  • @supergrahamg
    bravo, brilliant documentary, thanks for the upload
  • @terrygibson8021
    The French actor requested is Jean Martin and can also be seen in Fred Zinnemans movie The Day of the Jackal. Delphine Seyrig who funded original production of Godot also appears in that movie.