L'Assenza
Synopsis
In the tradition of supernatural tales of possession, L'Assenza (The Absence) is a film about the fascination that cinema exerts on us - a fascination implicitly narcissistic, morbid, even dangerous.
Details
- Year
- 2013
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 20 mins 48 secs
- Format
- Arri RAW 2K
- Director
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Jonathan Romney
- Producer
- Carey Born
- Executive Producer
- Darren Heath, Nicky Bentham, Emily Kyriakides, Lizzie Francke
- Editor
- Adam Finch
- Screenwriter
- Jonathan Romney
- Director of Photography
- Nic Knowland, Tim Sidell
- Production Designer
- Kate Evenden
- Sound
- Joakim Sundstrom
- Composer
- Jimmy Giuffre, Eric Dolphy, Wes Montgomery
- Principal cast
- Stephen Mangan, Amanda Ryan, Michael Higgs, Susanna Cappellaro, Rebecca Cardinale
- Costume Designer
- Nat Turner
- Hair & Make-up Designer
- Jen Harty
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
First Born Films Limited
First Floor85 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7LT
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