Project Detail

The Copyist

Synopsis

A young girl arrives in a gallery to copy a painting by Degas. While there, she becomes irritated by the footsteps of the gallery attendant. Her nervous anxiety reaches such a point, that she accidentally flicks some red paint onto the original Degas.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins
Format
Video
Director
Frederique Feder
Producer
Hugh Macleod
Editor
Adrienne Ross, Rory Griffin
Screenwriter
Frederique Feder
Director of Photography
James Graham
Sound
Maria Pessoa
Composer
Kirstine Davidson Kelly, Bertrand Fritsch
Principal cast
Janine Eser, Euan Macnaughton

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Elliot Productions

19 Cheyne Place
London SW3 4HJ
UK

T 00 44 (0)786 750 8828

info@elliotproductions.com

Sales Company

Bureau Sales Ltd

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