Seán O'Mórdha
2021Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
Seán O'Mórdha
Peter O'Toole
A documentary recreating the life and writings of celebrated Irish author James Joyce with readings from his most famous works filmed on location in Dublin and Paris and hosted by Peter O'Toole.
Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
Oscar Wilde, Spendthrift of Genius
Seán O'Mórdha
Barbara Brennan, Seamus Forde
A portrait of the multi-talented and self-destructive genius that is generously sprinkled with Wilde's infamous bon mots. Includes the only known recording by Wilde of "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."
Oscar Wilde: Spendthrift of Genius
Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
Seán O'Mórdha
Samuel Beckett, Billie Whitelaw
The elusive author of Waiting for Godot cooperated in the production of this portrait, which traces Beckett’s artistic life through his prose, plays, and poetry. Billie Whitelaw, Jack McGowran, and Patrick Magee—Beckett’s great dramatic interpreters—appear in selected extracts from the plays; Beckett specialist David Warrilow narrates a variety of texts.
Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
Samuel Beckett As the Story Was Told
Seán O'Mórdha
Ronald Pickup, Stephen Rea
A two-part biography of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The first part covers the traumas of his formative years: his ill-fated love affair with his first cousin, the death of his father, and his decorated service with the French Resistance. He had settled in France before the Second World War, met fellow Irishman James Joyce, and begun writing. Patrick Magee's television performance of `Krapp's Last Tape' (1972) is interwoven with key landscapes and personalities from Beckett's life. The second part concludes the story of how Beckett finally began to connect with his audience, principally through `Waiting for Godot'. Includes an interview with the actress Billie Whitelaw, a celebrated interpreter of his work.
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
