Godot in San Quentin

1988Movie58 min

82
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A moving, intriguing documentary movie about everyday modern life and show business.

Good for friends night · teens · drop-in friendly

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Story

A documentary made at the set up of a theater production, of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot", directed by Jan Jönson, played by prisoners, at San Quentin State Prison in California.The play is about two men who meet on a lonely country road, waiting for someone called Godot to confirm their lives and make life easier for them to live. Towards the end Godot announces that he will not come tonight, but maybe tomorrow. Producer and director John Reilly and a crew spent four weeks at the maximum-security facility; rehearsal and performance sequences are inter-cut with footage of daily prison life and discussions with the principal characters.

Feels like

  • Prison Theatre
  • Samuel Beckett
  • Waiting for Godot
  • Social Commentary
  • Rehabilitation
  • Documentary
  • Existentialism
  • Human Condition

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Directed by
John Reilly
Written by
Samuel Beckett

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Facts

October 9, 1988 · 58 min · Documentary

Released
October 9, 1988
Runtime
58 min
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English
Made in
United States