![]() “Betrayal” – as the literary critic Dario Calimani wrote – “is the betrayal of memory that cancels and effaces memories. ![]() Pinter recounts not just an ordinary story of conjugal infidelity, but he takes us on a journey in memory from which, little by little, a world of appearances and falsehoods emerges. So the situation is really much more complex. The story goes back in time with flashbacks that gradually lead us to the origin of their first meeting in 1968, to their first kiss that marked the start of this ménage à trois between Emma, married to Robert, and Jerry, her husband’s best friend. The story is set in London and Venice and begins at the end, in 1977, when the former lovers meet two years after their extramarital affair ended. And in 1983 there was also a film version directed by David Jones and starring Jeremy Irons, Ben Kingsley and Patricia Hodges. So begins “ Betrayal“, one of the most celebrated works by the British playwright, written in 1978 and performed for the first time at the National Theatre in London in November of the same year, directed by Peter Hall.įrom that first staging, Pinter’s work has had numerous theatrical productions, including a recent one by Michele Placido with Ambra Angiolini, Francesco Scianna and Francesco Biscione. They smile, toast each other silently, drink. ![]() Jerry approaches with drinks, a pint of bitter for him, a glass of wine for her.
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