DEAN SPANLEY
by Toa Fraser
synopsis
England, 1904. Henslowe Fisk and his ailing father decide to go to a lecture on re-incarnation. While there, they meet Dean Spanley. Later encountering the Dean Henslowe decides to ask the man to dinner, enticing him with the promise of his favourite tipple Imperial Tokay. After two glasses of the wine - the Dean begins to recount strange recollections of his past life. Henslowe becomes intrigued and as these alcohol-induced investigations continue, it becomes clear that Dean Spanley has an initmate connection to someone else close to Henslowe, a revelation that will ultimately prove incredibly cathartiic for all concerned.
original title: | Dean Spanley |
country: | United Kingdom, New Zealand |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Toa Fraser |
film run: | 95' |
release date: | UK 12/12/2008, ES 01/01/2009 |
screenplay: | Alan Sharp |
cast: | Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam, Bryan Brown, Peter O'Toole |
cinematography by: | Leon Narbey |
film editing: | Chris Plummer |
art director: | Andrew McAlpine |
music: | Don McGlashan |
producer: | Alan Harris, Matthew Metcalfe, David Parfitt, Finola Dwyer |
production: | Atlantic Film Group, General Film Corporation (NZ) |