Project Detail

Mr Thompson's Carnation

Synopsis

Mr Thompson is a very old man, who wakes up every morning to buy a drooping flower from Miss Simmons, the forever-unmarried flower shop lady. She secretly believes this is just an excuse for him to see her but she never does anything about it. Today, however, through some strange turn of fate, they have managed to set themselves a date.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Diene Petterle
Producer
Manuela Maiguashca
Editor
Catherine Fletcher
Screenwriter
Diene Petterle
Director of Photography
Roger Eaton
Sound
Simon Lambros
Composer
Simon Lambros
Principal cast
David Graham, Janet Henfrey

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Production Status

Production Company

Diene Petterle

4 Petherton Road
London N5 2RD
UK

T/F+44 (0)20 7704 9904

Sales Company

Brit Shorts

25 Beak Street
London W1F 9RT
UK

T+44 (0)20 7734 2277

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