An adaptation of Samuel Beckett's absurdist drama. An ordinary woman lives her humdrum life half-buried in a pile of dirt; her husband is partially visible behind her. She goes through her daily routines, ever hopeful that this is going to be a happy day.
Acting
Rosaleen Linehan's face does ALL the heavy lifting.
Direction
Rozema makes dirt claustrophobic and cosmic.
Director
Patricia Rozema
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rozema shot this in actual dirt pits in Ireland during freezing conditions; Linehan couldn't leave set for hours.
Beckett originally wanted a younger actress to make the decay more horrifying; Rozema's older casting shifts it to wasted-life tragedy.
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