(Krapp's Last Tape)

Content: In Krapp's Last Tape, which was written in English in 1958, an old man reviews his life and assesses his predicament. We learn about him not from the 69-year-old man on stage, but from his 39-year-old self on the tape he chooses to listen to. On the 'awful occasion' of his birthday, Krapp was then and is now in the habit of reviewing the past year and 'separating the grain from the husks'. He isolates memories of value, fertility and nourishment to set against creeping death 'when all my dust has settled'. One part of 19 parts for series "Beckett on Film" featuring filmed versions of Beckett plays, some screened at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival and some on Channel 4 television in the UK in June 2001.

Countries:

Ireland

Genres:

Drama,

TV Movie

Runtime:

58 minutes

Year:

2000

Directors:

Atom Egoyan

Production companies:

Tyrone Productions,

Blue Angels Films,

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,

Dublin Gate Theatre,

RTÉ,

Parallel Films

Actors:

Krapp

Crews:

Director

Producer

Editor

Director of Photography

Director of Photography