Just watched this now. With only one viewing, the combined power of the words, Irons' voice and delivery is overwhelmingly powerful. I reckon I'll be watching this many times again to fully "get it", as it were.
@stucoy1 I think it's quite obvious that the two characters represent one person. The reader is clearly himself and every night over and over he tells himself this sad tale. I think the point is that he feels the pain of what the reader says every day, never deminishing in severity.
I always felt this was about becketts relationship with james joyce, the two were quite close during the writing ofinnegans wake, and it is believed that during this period joyce was both mentally and physically falling to pieces. Joyce and Beckett would walk the length of the isle of swans near his home in france (Zurich) often times never a word shared between them, it should be noted that on some of Becketts visits to joyce the two would often sit together in complete silence for hours
If the interpretation of Beckett's play moved people deeply, then why would Beckett mind? While the character in the play's directions is supposed to be old (correct?), there are some of us who feel very old at a younger age. Jeremy Irons did an amazing job with the text.
I believe it is lovely, that as readers, we enjoy this. One can simply fall into a void, reading, listening, perhaps even living dialogue, awaiting a shade to comfort one. Nothing ever dies, does it?
Genius actor! Last of the Mohicans Grand Theatre Arts
DocSebastianShaw 2 months ago
Just watched this now. With only one viewing, the combined power of the words, Irons' voice and delivery is overwhelmingly powerful. I reckon I'll be watching this many times again to fully "get it", as it were.
Brilliant.
LFCzeppelin8 6 months ago 2
Steve is not happy with the process so far.
benofoz 9 months ago
@CCDevlin Splendid.
TheOldEchoes 1 year ago
@stucoy1 I think it's quite obvious that the two characters represent one person. The reader is clearly himself and every night over and over he tells himself this sad tale. I think the point is that he feels the pain of what the reader says every day, never deminishing in severity.
CCDevlin 1 year ago
@colm144 He did, most of the things stipulated above, dates excluded, also, with his Father. Splendid recognition though. All the best.
TheOldEchoes 1 year ago
I always felt this was about becketts relationship with james joyce, the two were quite close during the writing ofinnegans wake, and it is believed that during this period joyce was both mentally and physically falling to pieces. Joyce and Beckett would walk the length of the isle of swans near his home in france (Zurich) often times never a word shared between them, it should be noted that on some of Becketts visits to joyce the two would often sit together in complete silence for hours
colm144 1 year ago
If the interpretation of Beckett's play moved people deeply, then why would Beckett mind? While the character in the play's directions is supposed to be old (correct?), there are some of us who feel very old at a younger age. Jeremy Irons did an amazing job with the text.
guyblank 1 year ago 2
I love Jeremy Iron's voice. It sounds so awesome for this.
TehManofMusic 1 year ago
I believe it is lovely, that as readers, we enjoy this. One can simply fall into a void, reading, listening, perhaps even living dialogue, awaiting a shade to comfort one. Nothing ever dies, does it?
parksy010101 1 year ago