Project Detail

Fire

Synopsis

On 3rd September 1860 Charles Dickens burned his lifetime’s correspondence. Alone on the darkest night of his life he reads a letter full of love and restraint from Nelly Ternan, showing us the private world of Charles Dickens through the eyes of a young woman forever hidden from his public.

Details

Year
2012
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 29 secs
Format
16mm
Director
Chanya Button
Producer
Thomas Hawkins
Editor
Karel Van Bellingen
Screenwriter
Sian Robins Grace
Director of Photography
Carlos De Carvahlo
Production Designer
Sarah Jane Prentice
Music
Daniel Saleeb
Principal cast
Richard Lintern, Victoria Ross, Charlotte Randle
For Film London
Josic Cadoret, Kevin Dolan, Maggie Ellis
With the support of
Film London, BFI, The National Lottery and Skillset

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Production Status

Production Company

Film London

Suite 6.10 The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6JJ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7613 7676

Sales Company

Film London

Suite 6.10 The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6JJ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7613 7676

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