Happy Days (Original title)
Date: 2000 (Release)Country: IrelandDirector: Patricia Rozema
Production company billing: [Variety] a Blue Angel Films/Tyrone Productions production international sales: Channel 4 International, London 35mm [1:1.85]
Synopsis: Film adaptation of the play by Samuel Beckett.Synopsis: Film adaptation of the play by Samuel Beckett. Winnie and Willie are a middle-aged couple. Winnie, who is increasingly buried in a mound of sand, is an incurable optimist. She faithfully follows the routine of each day, praying, brushing her teeth, reminiscing about the past to her husband while he reads the newspaper. Oblivious to her encroaching end as the sand engulfs her, she proclaims the vacuum of her life 'another happy day'.
Series title: Beckett on Film
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-9548847
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 77.1 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2004-03-03BFI identifier: C-1325143
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Date: 2000 (Release)Country: IrelandDirector: Patricia Rozema
Production company billing: [Variety] a Blue Angel Films/Tyrone Productions production international sales: Channel 4 International, London 35mm [1:1.85]
Synopsis: Film adaptation of the play by Samuel Beckett.Synopsis: Film adaptation of the play by Samuel Beckett. Winnie and Willie are a middle-aged couple. Winnie, who is increasingly buried in a mound of sand, is an incurable optimist. She faithfully follows the routine of each day, praying, brushing her teeth, reminiscing about the past to her husband while he reads the newspaper. Oblivious to her encroaching end as the sand engulfs her, she proclaims the vacuum of her life 'another happy day'.
Series title: Beckett on Film
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-9548847
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 77.1 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 2004-03-03BFI identifier: C-1325143
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape