30 Dec 1939
The Mad Maestro
A world famous conductor suffers while leading a mediocre orchestra.
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.
The Woman
The Man (voice)
Ted (voice)
Tod (voice)
May (voice)
June (voice)
Danny (voice)
Donny (voice)
Jerry (voice)
Gun
House / Camera
Cupcake
Book
Cake
Pocketwatch
Chorus (voice)
Chorus (voice)
Nostalgia (voice)
Chorus (voice)
Choreographer (voice)
30 Dec 1939
A world famous conductor suffers while leading a mediocre orchestra.
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