Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
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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.
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Billie Whitelaw
The Actress
Known for
Merlin
The Omen
Alan Schneider
The Director
Chris Hegedus
D. A. Pennebaker
Daniel Labeille
The Producer
D. A. Pennebaker
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Martin Esslin
Samuel Beckett
Self (archive footage)
D. A. Pennebaker Director · Chris Hegedus Director Samuel Beckett Writer
United States release November 23, 1983 · Produced in United States · Production The State University of New York
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Pennebaker Hegedus Films
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The State University of New York
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United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 14, 1982
TV · BBC Two
United States · November 23, 1983
Limited theatrical · New York, New York
Canada
September 13, 1983 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
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