Rockaby (1982)
57 min
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.
- Release date
- November 23, 1983
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Billie Whitelaw as The Actress
- Alan Schneider as The Director
- Daniel Labeille as The Producer
- Martin Esslin
- Esther Kling as The Costume Designer
Crew
- Samuel Beckett · Archive footage
- Chris Hegedus · Director
- D.A. Pennebaker · Director
- Samuel Beckett · Writer
- Chris Hegedus · Cinematographer
- D.A. Pennebaker · Cinematographer
- David Dawkins · Editor
- Chris Hegedus · Editor
- D.A. Pennebaker · Editor
- Gvozden Kopani · Production designer