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The Fishmonger's Daughter

Synopsis

A bittersweet comedy about love and freedom set in the 1950's in a northern English seaside town. Ruby lives and works in her father's eccentric fish shop and dreams of a more exciting life. She sees her chance of escape in the arrival of the new young fish delivery boy. But on the night of their elopement, not everything goes to plan . . .

Details

Year
1999
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Caroline Sax
Producer
Keg, Caroline Sax
Executive Producer
Keg, Caroline Sax
Director of Photography
Janet Tovey
Principal cast
Tamzin Malleson, Richard Harbutt, Peter Marinker
Film Stock
Kodak Screen Writer: Helen Slavin

Genre

Woman Director Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Open Eye Productions Ltd 24 Poland Street, London W1V 3DD Tel: 020 7287 4177 Fax: 020 7287 4818 Email: film@openeye.co.uk

Sales Company

as Production Company

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