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

Genre

Woman Director Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Diene Petterle

4 Petherton Road
London N5 2RD
UK

T/F+44 (0)20 7704 9904

diene@theimaginarybody.co.uk

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www.theimaginarybody.co.uk

Sales Company

Brit Shorts

25 Beak Street
London W1F 9RT
UK

T+44 (0)20 7734 2277

hugh@britshorts.com

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www.britshorts.com

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