Title:
Notfilm
Author:
Lipman, Ross, film director, screenwriter, narrator, director of photography, editor of moving image work.
Edition:
2 disc deluxe edition.
Publication Information:
[Harrington Park, New Jersey] : Milestone Film & Video, [2017]
©2015
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 bonus disc.
Summary:
Explores the making and meaning of Film, a 1965 short film starring Buster Keaton, that was written by Samuel Beckett, directed by Alan Schneider, and produced by Barney Rosset. Topics covered include the circumstances leading to the film's production, the production process itself, and the film's critical reception. Includes outtakes, never-before-heard audio recordings of production meetings, interviews, and other archival information.
General Note:
Originally released as a documentary film in 2015.
Special features: The street scene : a lost scene reconstruction from the Film outtakes (6 min.); "What if E's eyes were closed?" (audio recordings of Beckett, Schneider, and Kaufman) (7 min.); Buster Keaton and Film : James Karen in conversation (42 min.); Memories of Samuel Beckett : an afternoon with James Knowlson (8 min.); Jean Schneider : memories of Alan Schneider (11 min.); Jeannette Seaver : Beckett and "Godot" (4 min.); Photographing Film, photographing Beckett : Steve Schapiro and I.C. Rapoport in conversation (7 min.); photo gallery; The music of Notfilm : downloadable MP3 recordings by Mihály Víg.
Language:
English
Contents:
Disc one. Notfilm -- Disc two. [Special features].
Geographic Term:
Added Author:
ISBN:
9781933920825
UPC:
784148015040
Format :
DVD
