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Release Date:
December 26, 2013
Original Title:
Shirley: Visions of Reality
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production
Production Countries:
Austria
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: AA CZ: U HU: KN
Runtime: 93
A series of snapshots from the life of a fictional actress named Shirley serves to weave together thirteen paintings by Edward Hopper (e.g. "Office at Night", "Western Motel", "Usherette", "A Woman in the Sun") into a fascinating synthesis of painting and film, personal and political history. Each station in Shirley’s professional and private life from the 1930s to 1960s is precisely dated: It is always August 28/29 of the year in question, as the locations vary from Paris to New York to Cape Cod.
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Assistant Director:
Bernadette Weigel
Director:
Gustav Deutsch
Director of Photography:
Jerzy Palacz
Editor:
Gustav Deutsch
Key Scenic Artist:
Hanna Schimek
Painter:
Hanna Schimek
Production Design:
Gustav Deutsch
Screenplay:
Gustav Deutsch
Sound:
Christoph Amann
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