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Krapp's Last Tape (2000)

| Drama | TV Movie 27 October 2006
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An old man listens to a tape of himself as a thirty-nine-year-old.

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Atom Egoyan

Writer:

Samuel Beckett (play)

Star:

John Hurt
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A very serviceable version.
4 June 2003 | by HenryHextonEsq – See all my reviews

I fail to see why this production averages 5.5 from IMDB users; it's really a very competent and effective version of possibly my favourite Beckett play. It is not showy, it lacks risk-taking, but frankly playing safe with the superb material is a worthwhile furrow to plough.

Hurt is magnificent as Krapp, etching this rendition into the memory like 'crysallite'. He is buffoonish and a great clown, as well as finding the requisite notes of bleak sadness. Egoyan basically presents the performance as close to how it would appear on stage; we are only given subtle uses of the medium - some closer in shots, executed with gradual, tactful camera movements.

I don't think I really need to expound upon the reasons behind this play's sublimity; needless to say, this is a very effective, none too radical version that presents it very amenably. Very well recommended; especially for those who are not at all familiar with the play; this will be a shatteringly moving revelation. As it was for me when I first saw this in the theatre 18 months or so ago.

Rating:- **** 1/2/*****
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Official Sites:

beckettonfilm.com

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2006 (Uruguay) See more »

Also Known As:

La última cinta magnética See more »

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Blue Angels Films, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann, Dublin Gate Theatre See more »
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Dolby SR

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Color

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1.66 : 1
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