Anthony Minghella recalls filming Play. He descrbes that his thinking, aspirations, and even his handwritng was defined by Beckett. Play was actually the first play he ever directed in the theatre. Minghella writes, " In a novel, the reader can fully experience the author's intention of reading, but with a play or screenplay, a core element of the dramatist's art comes from the manipulation of time and space." He ends the article by saying," Everybody who loves Beckett will say the same thing: no matter how miserable or dark or cruel it appears, his work is also profoundly unifting. It's honest, naked, leavened with mischief. And full of pitty."
Sources:
Minghella, Anthony. "Play it Again, Sam". New Statesman; 3/20/2006, Vol. 135 Issue 4784, p40-42, 3p, 1 color, 1 bw
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