Country: UK
Year: 2015
Duration: 91'
In 2006, the apparent tranquility of the rural town of Ipswich is shattered when the bodies of five women are found. This unprecedented, gory crime sows panic in the small community, which is already shaken by its long fight against the spread of prostitution. It is a true shock to the residents, who deal with it by joining forces to discover the truth. Based on a true story which was successfully staged as a musical at the National Theatre.
Biography
film director
Rufus Norris
Rufus Norris (1965) has been director of the National Theatre since April 2015, thanks to his long and successful career as a director and producer of theatrical productions. Over the course of the years, he has staged such works as Behind the Beautiful Forevers, The Amen Corner, Table, London Road, Death and the King’s Horseman, Market Boy, Cabaret, The Country Girl, Les liasons dangereuses, Festen, Blood Wedding, Doctor Dee and Don Giovanni. He debuted as a film director in 2012 with Broken, presented at the Cannes Film Festival and awarded Best Film at the British Independent Film Awards. London Road is based on the homonymous theatrical production staged by Norris in 2011 and winner of the Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical.
FILMOGRAFIA
Broken (2012), London Road (2015).
Declaration
film director
“There are many reasons I felt compelled to make this film – the form, the incredible human insight (both through the verbatim construction of Alecky Blythe and the extraordinary music of Adam Cork), the powerful small-town political, the humour, the spirit – but these can also be claimed of the original (stage) version. By taking the piece into an entirely new medium, the possibilities and potential of the piece are wonderfully enhanced.”
Cast
& Credits
regia/director
Rufus Norris
soggetto/story
da un musical di/from a stage musical by Alecky Blythe, Adam Cork
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Alecky Blythe
fotografia/cinematography
Danny Cohen
montaggio/film editing
John Wilson
scenografia/production design
Katrina Lindsay
costumi/costume design
Edward K. Gibbon
musica/music
Adam Cork
suono/sound
John Midgley
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Olivia Corman (Julie), Paul Thornley (Dodge), Kate Fleetwood (Vicky), Nick Holder (Ron), Clare Burt (Jan), Michael Shaeffer (Simon Newton), James Doherty (Seb), Jenny Galloway (Margaret), Steve Carroll (Tony-Kerb Crawler), Tom Hardy (Mark, il tassista/taxi driver)
produttore/producer
Dixie Linder
produzione/production
Cuba Pictures, National Theatre
contatti/contacts
Protagonist Pictures
festivals@protagonistpictures.com
www.protagonistpictures.com
Rufus Norris
soggetto/story
da un musical di/from a stage musical by Alecky Blythe, Adam Cork
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Alecky Blythe
fotografia/cinematography
Danny Cohen
montaggio/film editing
John Wilson
scenografia/production design
Katrina Lindsay
costumi/costume design
Edward K. Gibbon
musica/music
Adam Cork
suono/sound
John Midgley
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Olivia Corman (Julie), Paul Thornley (Dodge), Kate Fleetwood (Vicky), Nick Holder (Ron), Clare Burt (Jan), Michael Shaeffer (Simon Newton), James Doherty (Seb), Jenny Galloway (Margaret), Steve Carroll (Tony-Kerb Crawler), Tom Hardy (Mark, il tassista/taxi driver)
produttore/producer
Dixie Linder
produzione/production
Cuba Pictures, National Theatre
contatti/contacts
Protagonist Pictures
festivals@protagonistpictures.com
www.protagonistpictures.com
