"Film" — Written by Samuel Beckett, starring Buster Keaton

"Film" was written in 1963 and filmed in New York in the summer of 1964, directed by Alan Schneider and featuring Buster Keaton. For the shooting Beckett made his only trip to America. Above, Part 1 of 3. Below, Part 2.

Released in 1965, the 21-minute long movie, which has no dialogue, takes as its basis Berkeley's theory Esse est percepti, that is, "to be is to be perceived": even after all outside perception — be it animal, human or divine — has been suppressed, self-perception remains. Below, Part 3.

Written by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Alan Schneider
Produced by Barney Rosset
Edited by Sydney Meyers
Cinematography by Boris Kaufman
O: Buster Keaton
Nell Harrison: Passerby
James Karen: Passerby