Country: USA
Year: 2012
Duration: 80'
Abigail lives in the city’s outskirts, where she lives a lonely existence, almost hidden away, working as a reader for the visually impaired. Her father is close to dying. Her biggest dream is to have a man by her side to love. One day a stranger knocks at her door and she welcomes him into her home. He tells her of an ancient legend according to which, if someone were to meet a celestial creature and steal its clothes, then that person would become the being’s lover. Shortly thereafter another stranger wanders into her life...
Biography
film director
Lee Isaac Chung
Lee Isaac Chung (Arkansas, AR, USA) studied biology at Yale, where he developed a passion for cinema, which led him to quit his scientific studies and dedicate himself to directing. He made his debut with the feature film Munyurangabo, presented at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 in the section Un certain regard, and winner of the grand jury prize at AFI Fest. Her next movie, Lucky Life (2010), inspired by a collection of poems by Gerald Stern, participated to many festivals, including the Torino Film Festival. He founded with Samuel Anderson and Jenny Lund the New York-based production company Almond Tree Films.
FILMOGRAFIA
Munyurangabo (2007), Lucky Life (2010), Abigail Harm (2012).
Declaration
film director
“Eugene Suen, who produced this film, introduced me to Amanda Plummer a few years ago, and we began corresponding about possible ways to collaborate on a project. [...] I tried to think of stories that could provide a space and stage for her to perform freely. We tossed around a number of story ideas, and finally connected on an old Korean folktale that I read as a child and never forgot [...]. With Amanda free to run [...], I wanted to contrast the fantastic nature of the story with a more realistic approach to highlight the character’s raw emotions.”
Cast
& Credits
regia, fotografia, montaggio/director, cinematography, film editing Lee Isaac Chung sceneggiatura/screenplay Samuel Gray Anderson, Lee Isaac Chung
scenografia/ production design Valerie Chu
musica/music Bryan Senti
suono/sound Greg Sextro
interpreti e personaggi/ cast and characters Amanda Plummer (Abigail Harm), Tetsuo Kuramochi (l’amante/companion), Will Patton (lo straniero/visitor), Burt Young (Mr Warren)
produttori/producers Eugene Suen, Samuel Gray Anderson
produzione, vendita all’estero/ production, world sales Almond Tree Films coproduzione/coproduction Tribeca Film Insitute
scenografia/ production design Valerie Chu
musica/music Bryan Senti
suono/sound Greg Sextro
interpreti e personaggi/ cast and characters Amanda Plummer (Abigail Harm), Tetsuo Kuramochi (l’amante/companion), Will Patton (lo straniero/visitor), Burt Young (Mr Warren)
produttori/producers Eugene Suen, Samuel Gray Anderson
produzione, vendita all’estero/ production, world sales Almond Tree Films coproduzione/coproduction Tribeca Film Insitute
