Screenplay: Samuel Beckett

Direction Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Cast Barry McGovern · Johnny Murphy · Alan Stanford · Stephen Brennan

Synopsis Waiting for Godot (2001) presents a bleak and existential tale where two vagabonds find themselves in a desolate landscape, anxiously anticipating the arrival of a mysterious figure named Godot. Their monotonous existence is interrupted by the arrival of a self-important...

Direction Alan Schneider

Cast Buster Keaton · Nell Harrison · James Karen · Susan Reed

Synopsis Film (S) (1965) is a 20-minute, nearly silent cinematic experience with minimal dialogue or music, featuring a single "shhh!" sound. The film stars Buster Keaton as he endeavors to avoid detection by an omnipresent eye. The narrative is grounded in...

Direction José Osuna

Cast Ramón Corroto · Emiliano Redondo · Ángel Ramos · Joan Llaneras

Synopsis Teatro Estudio: Esperando a Godot (TV) (1978) presents a unique twist on the traditional New Year's Eve narrative. The story revolves around the anticipation and surprises that the New Year brings. The Grim Reaper, typically a harbinger of endings, finds...

Direction Ian Rickson

Cast Harold Pinter

Synopsis Krapp' Last Tape (TV) (2007) unfolds on a late evening in the future within the confines of the title character's den, marking Krapp's 69th birthday. The narrative revolves around Krapp, an aspiring writer who has struggled to achieve success. Each...

Direction Manoel de Oliveira

Cast Bulle Ogier · Luis Miguel Cintra · Axel Bogousslavsky · Fred Personne

Synopsis Mon cas (1986) presents a unique narrative structure by offering four distinct interpretations of the same story. The first version is portrayed as a theatrical play, providing a dramatic and dialogue-driven experience. The second version is a silent film, relying...

Direction Aleksei Balabanov

Cast Viktor Sukhorukov · Anzhelika Nevolina · Yevgeni Merkuryev · Georgi Tejkh

Synopsis Happy Days (1991) follows the journey of an anonymous protagonist wandering the bustling streets of St. Petersburg. Along the way, this individual forms an unlikely bond with a destitute man who has a donkey as a companion and a prostitute...

Direction Anthony Minghella

Cast Alan Rickman · Kristin Scott Thomas · Juliet Stevenson · Ray Donn

Synopsis Play (S) (2001) unfolds in a world where individuals, confined to urns, engage in rapid, self-directed conversations, never truly communicating with one another. The narrative centers around three key figures: a man, his mistress, and his wife, as their lives...

Direction Spike Lee · Danya Taymor

Cast Blake DeLong · Ryan Hallahan · Jon Michael Hill · Julian Parker

Synopsis Pass Over (2018) follows the journey of Moses and Kitch, two young African American men, as they navigate a seemingly endless day on a Chicago street corner. They engage in witty, often humorous, and sometimes profane conversations to cope with...

Direction Neil Jordan

Cast Julianne Moore

Synopsis Not I (S) (2000) follows a young woman who takes a seat in a chair, with only her mouth visible. She starts to speak in a hurried manner, recounting incidents that she firmly denies ever happening to her.

Direction Claudio Guerín

Cast Fernando Fernán Gómez

Direction John Crowley

Cast Paola Dionisotti · Anna Massey · Sian Phillips

Direction Walter D. Asmus · Samuel Beckett

Cast Heinz Bennent · Irmgard Först

Synopsis He Joe (S) (1979) follows the story of an isolated individual who is relentlessly tormented by the voice of a woman from his past. The film delves into the psychological turmoil of the protagonist as he grapples with the haunting...

Direction Lewis Freedman

Cast Jack MacGowran

Synopsis Beginning to End (TV) (1971) presents a unique and captivating performance by Jack MacGowran, who portrays a deranged elderly man clad in black, isolated in the vast expanse of the Mojave Desert. The film features a series of excerpts from...

Direction Peter Gidal

Synopsis Condition of Illusion (1975) presents a visual journey where an initially unstable image gradually comes into focus, ultimately revealing quotes from influential thinkers Louis Althusser and Samuel Beckett. The documentary explores the interplay between visual perception and philosophical ideas, using...

Direction Atom Egoyan

Cast John Hurt

Synopsis Krapp's Last Tape (TV) (2000) presents a solitary, elderly man who spends his time in a dimly lit room, surrounded by old tapes. He selects one from his collection and begins to listen to the voice of his younger self,...

Direction Barrie Gavin · Peter Butler · Kenneth Corden · Donald McWhinnie

Cast Melvyn Bragg · Andre Previn · Benjamin Luxon · Richard Baker

Synopsis The Lively Arts (TV Series) (1975) is a documentary series that aired from 1975 to 1981, consisting of 40 episodes. This series delves deeply into the world of arts, exploring both intellectual themes and popular culture with a comprehensive and...

Direction Josefina Molina · José Zamit · Antonio Chic · Federico Ruiz

Cast Susana Mara · Nicolás Dueñas · Enriqueta Carballeira · Blanca Sendino

Direction Samuel Beckett

Cast Klaus Herm · Kornelia Boje

Direction Glenn Jordan · William Corrigan · Alan Schneider

Cast Charlotte Rae · James Coco · George Rose · Maureen Stapleton

Direction Walter D. Asmus

Cast Rick Cluchey