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The Music of Regret (2006)

The Music of Regret (2006)

Drama Comedy Music
Release Date: 2006, May 24
Directors: Laurie Simmons
Countries: United States of America
Production: Double Wide Media, Performa, Salon 94
Cast: Meryl Streep, Margaret Dorn, Tony Nation, James A. Pierce III, Ben Goldman, Kyle Gordon, Adam Guettel, Cyrus Dunham, Garland Hunter, John Tully, Lisa Adams, David Sasse

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.

Keywords:

short film