The Music of Regret

The Music of Regret

44 mins | May 24, 2006

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.

The Music of Regret

44 mins | May 24, 2006

The Music of Regret
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Double Wide Media, Performa, Salon 94
Original title The Music of Regret
Directors Laurie Simmons
Writers Matthew Weinstein, Laurie Simmons

Cast

Meryl Streep

as The Woman

Adam Guettel

as The Man (voice)

Tony Nation

as Ted (voice)

John Tully

as Tod (voice)

Lisa Adams

as May (voice)

Garland Hunter

as June (voice)

David Sasse

as Danny (voice)

Nathan Morgan

as Donny (voice)

Anthony Inneo

as Jerry (voice)

Greg Sinacori

as House / Camera

Marcus Willis

as Cupcake

Mayuko Shoka

as Cake

Alia Crutcher

as Pocketwatch

Michael Rohatyn

as Singing Larry (voice)

Margaret Dorn

as Chorus (voice)

Kyle Gordon

as Chorus (voice)

Grace Dunham

as Nostalgia (voice)

Nathan Resika

as Chorus (voice)

Cathy Simmons

as Choreographer (voice)

Jenna Hally Rubenstein

as Woulda Singer #1 (voice)

Justin Dawson

as Woulda Singer #2 (voice)

Nick Curtin

as Woulda Singer #3 (voice)

Carol Dowty

as Woulda Singer #4 (voice)

Ben Goldman

as Woulda Singer #5 (voice)

Laurie Simmons

as Woulda Singer #6 (voice)

Susan Simmons

as Woulda Singer #7 (voice)