Krapp's Last Tape

Krapp's Last Tape

2000
58m
7.4

7.4/10

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Overview

In Krapp's Last Tape, which was written in English in 1958, an old man reviews his life and assesses his predicament. We learn about him not from the 69-year-old man on stage, but from his 39-year-old self on the tape he chooses to listen to. On the 'awful occasion' of his birthday, Krapp was then and is now in the habit of reviewing the past year and 'separating the grain from the husks'. He isolates memories of value, fertility and nourishment to set against creeping death 'when all my dust has settled'. One part of 19 parts for series "Beckett on Film" featuring filmed versions of Beckett plays, some screened at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival and some on Channel 4 television in the UK in June 2001.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Tyrone Productions Blue Angels Films Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Dublin Gate Theatre RTÉ Parallel Films
Production Countries
Ireland
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date September 8, 2000
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0243364

Cast

John Hurt
John Hurt

Krapp

Key Crew

Atom Egoyan
Director
Alan Moloney
Producer
Michael Colgan
Producer
Samuel Beckett
Writer