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The Cobblers Tale

Synopsis

The cobbler is that rare combination: both individual and architype, both a face and a body. To his customers whose shoes are coming to pieces, he's the man who can fix anything. His shop, located in the middle of Gatesheads Jewish Community, is a mirror that reþects back to the viewer a picture of some of the salient social and psychological processes that underlie our culture.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
30 mins
Format
Beta SP, DigiBeta
Director
Adrin Neatrour
Producer
Adrin Neatrour
Editor
Robert Hargreaves
Composer
Iona Brown

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Crinkle Cut Motion Pictures

16 Windsor Avenue,
Newcastle NE3 1PS
UK

T+44 (0)191 284 4073

mantik@imag99.freeserve.co.uk

Sales Company

Crinkle Cut Motion Pictures

16 Windsor Avenue,
Newcastle NE3 1PS
UK

T+44 (0)191 284 4073

mantik@imag99.freeserve.co.uk

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