Godot in San Quentin (1988)
58 min
A documentary made at the set up of a theater production, of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot", directed by Jan Jönson, played by prisoners, at San Quentin State Prison in California.The play is about two men who meet on a lonely country road, waiting for someone called Godot to confirm their lives and make life easier for them to live. Towards the end Godot announces that he will not come tonight, but maybe tomorrow. Producer and director John Reilly and a crew spent four weeks at the maximum-security facility; rehearsal and performance sequences are inter-cut with footage of daily prison life and discussions with the principal characters.
- Date de sortie
- 9 octobre 1988
- Pays d'origine
- États-Unis
Distribution
- Happy dans le rôle de Estragon
- Spoon Jackson dans le rôle de Pozzo
- Jan Jönson dans le rôle de Stage director
- Twin dans le rôle de Vladimir
Équipe technique
- John Reilly · Réalisateur
- Samuel Beckett · Scénariste
- John Reilly · Scénariste
- John Reilly · Producteur
- Diane Shamis · Monteur