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offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-26 19:44 [#01514561]
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yes, for all you cinema-buffs out there - this might be
interesting.

Samuel Beckett, one of the greatest playwrights ever, wrote
one film-scenario in his career, a silent film about a man
who is being watched.

the film, called "Film" was made in 1965 and starred a then
70-year-old Buster Keaton.

I have NEVER been able to find this ANYWHERE and now it has
popped up as a quicktime movie, available for download from
here.

the quality of the QT movie isn't great, but still great to
be able to see this at last.


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offline giginger from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-26 19:45 [#01514564]
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Nice!

I'll check this out!

Cheers qrter


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-26 19:45 [#01514565]
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hm. the topic title used to say Beckett's "Film" but
that went tits up, I see.


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offline adam from londonidium (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-26 19:55 [#01514571]
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Excellent. Straight on it. Nice one qrter


 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2005-02-26 20:05 [#01514581]
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Yay Beckett beckett is very cool


 

offline r40f from qrters tea party on 2005-02-26 20:10 [#01514594]
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for an obsessive-compulsive, this guy has too many pets.
;)

it's interesting. i know it's supposed to be repetative,
but i didn't like that aspect of it. it got pretty old the
fourth time the cat entered. i thought the shots looked
fantastic - the animals, the eyes, etc. i loved the world
they were in... the decrepit landscape was great. the
ending was cool.

thanks for the link!


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2005-02-26 21:11 [#01514629]
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An early love of Beckett, his rigorous economy of words,
robbed me of the enjoyment of any subsequent artist that
relied on indulgence, overstating the case, bloated
prog-rock mannerisms.. this man was a master, let every
single word, every breath matter...


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-27 06:48 [#01514795]
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it's because of Beckett that I started writing. isn't that
sweet? :)


 

offline welt on 2005-02-27 07:19 [#01514808]
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i downloaded it and will watch it sometime in the future
when i'm bored.


 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2005-02-27 08:12 [#01514835]
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This is very nice, oh. Thank you Alex.


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2005-02-27 10:32 [#01514893]
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I was sure this thread was about a microbrew.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-02-27 10:33 [#01514894]
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shut the fuck up, mutherfucker.


 

offline dog_belch from Netherlands, The on 2005-02-27 10:39 [#01514896]
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Excellent, I'd never seen it before... very disturbing in
that incomprable Beckett style. Great to see something
visual that he was directly involved in putting together...
I don't know what's so unsettling about Buster's hat, but
I'm feeling a bit fragile after yesterday's excesses and it
freaked me out no end.


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2005-02-27 10:44 [#01514899]
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nice

do you happen to know if there are more of these online
beauts?


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2005-02-27 10:45 [#01514902]
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one of you lovely people should make an sound arrangement
for it.


 

offline DeadEight from vancouver (Canada) on 2005-02-27 14:50 [#01515179]
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people in north america should keep an eye out for this one,
as i'm pretty sure it is touring about presently... or, well
at least i know for certain that it is coming to Edmonton as
part of a mini irish film festival next week... definitely
looking forward to seeing it.


 


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