Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' (1983)
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.
Directors: Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker.
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Billie Whitelaw as The Actress |
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Alan Schneider as The Director |
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Daniel Labeille as The Producer |
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Esther Kling as The Costume Designer |
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Martin Esslin as |
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Samuel Beckett as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Chris Hegedus | Director |
| Directing | D. A. Pennebaker | Director |
| Sound | Oleg Harencar | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Samuel Beckett | Writer |
| Writing | Samuel Beckett | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Chris Hegedus | Director of Photography |
| Camera | D. A. Pennebaker | Director of Photography |
| Editing | D. A. Pennebaker | Editor |
| Editing | Chris Hegedus | Editor |
| Editing | David Dawkins | Editor |
| Art | Gvozden Kopani | Production Design |
