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Solo Duets

Synopsis

Obliquely inspired by the fourth of the 'Duino Elegies' by Rilke, a moving story about loneliness, the feeling of loss and the irrevocable passing of time. Illustrated with the music of Eric Satie and suggestions to the paintings of Balthus, an aging man is visited by his reproaching younger self.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins 53 secs
Format
Beta SP
Director
Joseph Feltus
Producer
Donald Holwill, Edinburgh College of Art
Editor
Joseph Feltus
Screenwriter
Joseph Feltus
Director of Photography
Joseph Feltus, Tobias Feltus
Production Designer
Joseph Feltus, Tobias Feltus
Sound
David Dela Haye
Composer
David Dela Haye, Erik Satie (performed by Cameron Murdoch), A Cicognini

Genre

Drama

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Edinburgh College of Art

Lauriston Place
Edinburgh EH3 9DF, Scotland

T +44 (0)13 1221 6138

d.holwill@eca.ac.uk

FeltusFeltus

5/5 Moat House, Moat Drive
Edinburgh EH14 1NS, Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)7905 468 120

info@feltusfeltus.com

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