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.







Channel: Film
Uploaded: October 1, 2006 at 4:43 pm
Author: supersonical

Length: 00:10:30
Rating: 5.00
Views: 16078

Tags: Jeremy beckett samuel Ohio irons Impromptu

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Filmaker25 (September 7, 2008 at 11:16 pm)
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
Antoniosag (June 16, 2008 at 2:40 pm)
Simplesmente maravilhoso... Adorei!
critics1 (March 17, 2008 at 1:42 pm)
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.
major600 (February 8, 2008 at 4:31 pm)
He's so good that even at the end when they're facing each other silently, you can still tell which one is pleading for comfort and which one looks back wishing he could offer some.

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