The Music of Regret 2006 Directed by Laurie Simmons
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.
Cast
Meryl Streep
The Woman
Adam Guettel
The Man (voice)
Tony Nation
Ted (voice)
John Tully
Tod (voice)
Lisa Adams
May (voice)
Garland Hunter
June (voice)
David Sasse
Danny (voice)
Nathan Morgan
Donny (voice)
Anthony Inneo
Jerry (voice)
Julie Fiorenza
Gun
Greg Sinacori
House / Camera
Marcus Willis
Cupcake
James A. Pierce III
Book
Mayuko Shoka
Cake
Alia Crutcher
Pocketwatch
Michael Rohatyn
Singing Larry (voice)
Margaret Dorn
Chorus (voice)
Kyle Gordon
Chorus (voice)
Cyrus Dunham
Nostalgia (voice)
Nathan Resika
Chorus (voice)
Cathy Simmons
Choreographer (voice)
Jenna Hally Rubenstein
Woulda Singer #1 (voice)
Justin Dawson
Woulda Singer #2 (voice)
Nick Curtin
Woulda Singer #3 (voice)
Carol Dowty
Woulda Singer #4 (voice)
Ben Goldman
Woulda Singer #5 (voice)
Laurie Simmons
Woulda Singer #6 (voice)
Susan Simmons
Woulda Singer #7 (voice)
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Director
Writers
Cinematography
Editor
Art Direction
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