Ohio Impromptu (legendado em Português)

Directed by Charles Sturridge, Ohio Impromptu, written in 1980,by Samuel Beckett opens with a figure clad in black with long white hair hiding his face and sitting on a white chair at a white table. There are two characters, the Reader and the Listener. The Reader, it emerges, is a mysterious messenger from someone now dead and once loved by the Listener. The book the Reader reads from tells the story of the Listener mourning right up until the last moment, when the story is told for the last time and "there is nothing left to tell." Throughout, the Listener not only listens but also regulates his companion's reading by knocking on the table with his hand in an attempt to ensure that this will not be the final telling of the tale.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Ohio
• Impromptu
• Jeremy
• irons
• samuel
• beckett

[MXDP]

This is weird...but lovely. Thanks!

[supersonical]

Very Weird, very Lovely.

[veggiewendy]

Yes, thanks for loading this. And Jeremy Irons is wonderful as well.

[supersonical]

When an Actor powerfull like Irons do a text powerfull like Beckett´s one, it´s no suprise that the result is magic!

[Kevindeed]

Thank you for uploading this. I've become a big fan of this work... litterally over night. I've even ordered some Samuel Beckett works. Thanks again.

[supersonical]

you´re welcome. And Sammy beckett is wonderful.

[critics1]

It is always wiser to follow Beckett's directions if one hasn't anything superior to offer (and as this production proves again, technology isn't the answer).

The double Mr Irons is a promising start but without deep make-up work he is too young for the role on film (this is Beckett's last personal "impromptu" as an old dying soul before his last, final, parables) and Listener's over acting and Reader's glimpses (and the production's overall effort at beeing "meaningful") are just in vain.

[Antoniosag]

Simplesmente maravilhoso... Adorei!

[lucasmdib]

Genial

[Linklogin]

incrível! este video aguça a sensibilidade.

[Constantina27]

such a g8 play..

thx for uploading it..:))

[wibba]

a legenda pecou... errou coisas esquisitas...mas o video é simplesmente maravilhoso.

[major600]

I appreciate the artistry, but I also appreciate this: if the shade had kept its promise and comforted him, he wouldn't have felt the need to move. Fucking shade!

[Filmaker25]

ah, this is brilliant! I can't see anyone even coming close to this in the U.S. The society in the U.S. is so narrow-minded they couldn't understand, nor appreciate this kind of Artistry if it hit the average american in the face.lol