The Music of Regret

May 24, 2006

0h 44m

★ 6.0

Overview

Simmons, best-known for her photographs of miniature rooms populated by dolls and of oversized objects—such as a house, birthday cake, and pistol—balanced on female legs, both human and fake, brings these characters to life in a three-act mini-musical. The film is inspired by three distinct periods of Simmons’s photographic work: vintage hand puppets, ventriloquist dummies and walking objects enact tales of ambition, disappointment, love, loss, and regret. Working with composer Michael Rohaytn ("Personal Velocity") and cameraman Ed Lachman ("The Virgin Suicides" and "Far From Heaven"), Simmons’s puppets come to life in miniature domestic scenes that echo real life.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Double Wide Media

Performa

Salon 94

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Cast

The Woman

Meryl Streep

The Man (voice)

Adam Guettel

Ted (voice)

Tony Nation

Tod (voice)

John Tully

May (voice)

Lisa Adams

June (voice)

Garland Hunter

Danny (voice)

David Sasse

Donny (voice)

Nathan Morgan

Jerry (voice)

Anthony Inneo

Gun

Julie Fiorenza

House / Camera

Greg Sinacori

Cupcake

Marcus Willis

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