Project Detail

The Guest

Synopsis

The Guest is a modern dark fable starring Olivia Williams (Rushmore, Sixth Sense, An Education) and scored by Tom Hobden of Noah and the Whale.
A graduate, Matthieu, turns up to his old professor's dinner party to discover he is the only guest ... apart from Marguerite the professor's wife.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins 59 secs
Format
Digital HD Pro Res 422 (HQ)
Director
Daniel Montanarini
Producer
Joanna Thapa and Daniel Montanarini
Executive Producer
Tom Wright
Editor
Edmund Stenson
Screenwriter
Daniel Montanarini
Director of Photography
Tom Wright
Production Designer
Ruth Pickard
Sound
Wes Tastard
Composer
Tom Hobden
Principal cast
Olivia Williams, Pip Torrens, Bertrand Lesca

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Production Status

Production Company

Guest Productions

18 Woodcroft
London
SE9 3EQ
T: +44 (0)77 9381 6914

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