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Poem

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A poignant short film set to the fourth part of Samuel Beckett's Quatre Poèmes, as narrated by frequent BS Johnson collaborator William Hoyland. The poem is read against a backdrop of associative shots: the head and sholders of a woman, a…

DirectorB. S. Johnson

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Cast · Directed by B. S. Johnson

WHWilliam Hoyland
William Hoyland
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Poem hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 3, 1972. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.