Project Detail

The Nervous State

Synopsis

In 1938 Peter Lucas keeps a journal of British inaction against fascism. His wife Prudie designs ‘Lovers of Gudrun’, for Stockport Garrick Theatre. As Czechoslovakia is occupied, with Peter consumed by politics and Prudie obsessed by Gudrun, fault-lines in their personalities and marriage crack under pressure of impending war.

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
19 min 10 sec
Format
Sony Venice 6K
Director
Nicola Baldwin
Producer
Nosocomial Project
Executive Producer
Nicola Baldwin
Editor
Casey Wong
Screenwriter
Nicola Baldwin
Director of Photography
Heather Crompton
Production Designer
Caitlin Mawhinney
Sound
Kitty Turner
Music
Louis Milner
Principal cast
Peter Clements, Lucy Carter, Laura Sophie Helbig, Rebecca Simon, Robin Simpson
Costume Designer
Eve Salter
Hair and Make-up Designer
Faye Aydin

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