The Music of Regret

Overview

Simmons, best-known for her photographs of miniature rooms populated by dolls and of oversized objects—such as a house, birthday cake, and pistol—balanced on female legs, both human and fake, brings these characters to life in a three-act mini-musical. The film is inspired by three distinct periods of Simmons’s photographic work: vintage hand puppets, ventriloquist dummies and walking objects enact tales of ambition, disappointment, love, loss, and regret. Working with composer Michael Rohaytn ("Personal Velocity") and cameraman Ed Lachman ("The Virgin Suicides" and "Far From Heaven"), Simmons’s puppets come to life in miniature domestic scenes that echo real life.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 24, 2006

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Double Wide Media,Performa,Salon 94

Cast

Meryl Streep,Adam Guettel,Tony Nation,John Tully,Lisa Adams,Garland Hunter,David Sasse,Nathan Morgan,Anthony Inneo,Julie Fiorenzaand 18 more

Director

Laurie Simmons

Writer

Laurie Simmons,Matthew Weinstein

Cinematography

Edward Lachman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0879836