Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

Overview

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.

Directed by D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus

Top cast

Billie Whitelaw

The Actress

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Alan Schneider

The Director

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Daniel Labeille

The Producer

Esther Kling

The Costume Designer

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Martin Esslin

Samuel Beckett

Self (archive footage)

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