The Overcoat
The Overcoat is a performing arts masterpiece, inspired by the work of the 19th century Russian writer Gogol, and set to the music of Dmitry Shostakovitch. Without dialogue, it is a modern film that draws on the great cinematic traditions of both the musical and the silent movie. At the heart of the work is the skinnt figure of actor Peter Anderson, in the role of a social outcast who only lives for the elegant overcoat he buys himself. Like Chaplin, he has a sweet innocence that overcomes the vicious taunts of society. By turns brutal, sexy, tender and sad, Anderson and the ensemble cast engage the viewer in the paradox that the fulfillment of material dreams can bring about a man's destruction. The same "overcoat" that liberates Anderson, also enslaves him in his madness.
Canada - 2001 - 1 h 24 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour
Director
Morris Panych
based on
Nicolas Gogol
Camera
Bob Aschmann
Sound
Gael Mac Lean
Editing
Michael Bateman
Musique originale
Dimitri Chostakovitch
Cast
Peter Anderson, Wendy Gorling
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Production
Principia Productions Ltd.,
2531 Bellevue Ave.,
V7V 1E1 West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tél : +1 604 834 8084
Fax : +1 604 921 9134
E-mail : Princip@mdi.ca
Co-Production
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Canada
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Sales
Rhombus International,
99 Spadina Ave, Suite 600,
M5V 3P8 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tél : +1 416 971 7856
Fax : +1 416 971 9647
E-mail : smacdonald@rhombusmedia.com |
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