Irish Eye on Hollywood: Samuel Beckett's "Film" and "Notfilm"
You get one of the strangest movies in cinematic history. And a recent DVD release takes us for a peek behind the existential scenes. It all begins in 1964, when Beckett, at the heights of his fame, set out to make a movie. But, of course, it would have to be a film that made a statement about the nature of film. And so, of course, it was called Film. And starred Buster Keaton. Milestone Films recently released a deeper examination of Beckett’s 30-minute movie. Entitled Notfilm, this feature-...
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