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Eurydice...She So Beloved

Synopsis

The film explores themes in Rilke's poem - Orpheus, Eurydice, Hermes' . The narrative is concerned with the mental and physical experience of Eurydice while she is in the Underworld waiting to be rescued and is expressed through dance, drama and music.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 25 secs
Format
Digi Beta
Director
The Quay Brothers
Producer
Lucie Conrad
Editor
The Quay Brothers
Director of Photography
Nick Knowland
Sound
Mike Hatch
Composer
Claudio Monterverdi
Principal cast
Zanaida Yanowsky, Simon Keenlyside, Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp

Genre

Music Experimental Dance

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Atelier Koninck Orfeo Ltd

34 Indigo Mews
Carysfort Road
Stoke Newington
London
N16 9AE

Sales Company

Ashish Ghadiali

Portland Green Cultural Projects
PO Box 50439
London
W8 9AY

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