The Music of Regret

IMDb 6.0 2006 • 44 min • ComedyDramaMusic

Director

Laurie Simmons

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep The Woman
Adam Guettel
Adam Guettel The Man (voice)
Tony Nation
Tony Nation Ted (voice)
John Tully
John Tully Tod (voice)
Lisa Adams
Lisa Adams May (voice)