The Music of Regret (2006)

The Music of Regret

2006

Comedy Drama Music

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Laurie Simmons

Cast

Adam Guettel as The Man (voice)

Anthony Inneo as Jerry (voice)

David Sasse as Danny (voice)

Garland Hunter as June (voice)

John Tully as Tod (voice)

Julie Fiorenza as Gun

Lisa Adams as May (voice)

Meryl Streep as The Woman