A valid criticism of this interpretation is that the focus shifts from the aural to the visual as the image of Whitelaw's mouth dominates the screen and has often been likened to a vagina attempting to give birth to the self.
Beckett on Film, Shepperton Studios: This filmed production, directed by Neil Jordan begins differently from the BBC version in that the viewer sees Julianne Moore come into view, sit down and then the light hit her mouth.