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Director : James Marsh

Stars : Aidan Gillen, Robert Aramayo, Gabriel Byrne

Duration : 100 mins

Language : English

Genre : Drama/History

Rating : PG

Original Release : 3 November 2023 (UK)

SYNOPSIS : Literary genius Samuel Beckett lived a life of many parts: Parisian bon vivant, WWII Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband, recluse. But despite all the adulation that came his, way he was a man acutely aware of his own failings. In 1969, having been awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature, an embarrassed Beckett simply wanted to be rid of it and its prize money. This film revolves around this turning point, the internal debate raging within Beckett as to which of the people in his life most deserve to be the beneficiaries of his shame, overcoming the guilt about his selfishness and the pain caused to those he loved.

AWARDS : 

WINNER–Best Single Drama–2024 Celtic Media Festival 

NOMINEE–Best Supporting Actress Film–2024 Irish Film and Television Awards

REVIEWS :

“The film can be a treat to look at, shot mostly in glowing, milky black and white.”–Danny Leigh, Financial Times

“Byrne is rather good in the role, his rueful, craggy face a battle ground for a war between Beckett’s self-regard and his self-loathing.”–Wendy Ide, Observer (UK)