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Bittersweet Symphony

Synopsis

Working on the soundtrack for her first Hollywood film, singer-songwriter Iris Evans (Suki Waterhouse) struggles to balance the demands of her burgeoning career with those of her family. Her mother Mary (Claire Cage) has terminal cancer, her ex-boyfriend Bobby (Craig Roberts) refuses to accept they’re no longer together, and to further complicate matters, her musical hero, American composer Eleanor Roberts (Jennifer Grey), arrives at her parents’ home in Wales to help her work, bringing with her another set of emotional issues for Iris to deal with.

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Features
Running time
80 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Jamie Adams
Producer
Maggie Monteith, Jamie Adams, Richard Elis
Co-Producer
Catris Lewis Defis
Executive Producer
Chris Reed, James Norrie, Bob Portal
Editor
Mike Hopkins
Screenwriter
Jamie Adams
Director of Photography
Ryan Eddleston
Production Designer
Ryan Thomas
Sound
Peter Polak
Composer
Ashley Adams, James Walsh, Suki Waterhouse
Principal cast
Suki Waterhouse, Jennifer Grey, Poppy Delevingne

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Northern Stories and Talland Films Limited

Maggie Monteith

Sales Company

AMP International

Timo Suomi
18 Finsbury Square
London
EC2A 1AH

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