Krapp's Last Tape

Krapp's Last Tape (2000)

In Krapp's Last Tape, which was written in English in 1958, an old man reviews his life and assesses his predicament. We learn about him not from the 69-year-old man on stage, but from his 39-year-old self on the tape he chooses to listen to. On the 'awful occasion' of his birthday, Krapp was then and is now in the habit of reviewing the past year and 'separating the grain from the husks'. He isolates memories of value, fertility and nourishment to set against creeping death 'when all my dust has settled'. One part of 19 parts for series "Beckett on Film" featuring filmed versions of Beckett plays, some screened at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival and some on Channel 4 television in the UK in June 2001.

Date of release
2000-09-08
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (10)
Runtime
58m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Atom Egoyan

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Krapp's Last Tape

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