BECKETT’S MINIMALIST STYLE IN CINEMATIC PRODUCTIONS: FILM

Abstract

The study analyses the role of minimalism in Samuel Beckett’s play, Film, with
regards to its text, its film version, and its cinematic techniques. In this way, the
study will introduce minimalism as the basic factor for the birth of the features
such as absurdity in Beckett’s drama. The article argues that Beckett is basically a
minimalist rather than an absurdist. Moreover, Beckett’s minimalist style provides
him the opportunity to establish an immediate relationship between audiences
and the artwork. Such an achievement serves him in two ways. Firstly, it enlightens
his expressions on such delicate subjects as the idea of self and human existence,
which also is one of the main subjects in Film. Secondly, such an immediate
relationship could increase the impact of he drama in comparison to those plays
that do not apply minimalist techniques.