Krapp's Last Tape
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'.
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Krapp's Last Tape
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 8, 2000
Runtime
0h 58m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
User Score
74%
Original Title
Krapp's Last Tape
Production Companies
Tyrone Productions, Blue Angels Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Dublin Gate Theatre, RTÉ, Parallel Films
Director
Atom Egoyan
Description
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'.
