Summary:
Felisberto Fernandez is a piano tuner of exceptional skill, hired by Dr. Emmanuel Droz to come to a remote clinic to clean and refurbish Droz's seven automatons, elaborate mechanical constructs. Droz wants the work done quickly, in time for an opera he's staging for himself. Fernandez's attentions are captured by two women at the clinic, Assumpta, the clinic's manager, and Malvina van Stille, a patient who is also a superb singer. Fernandez works on the machines and is drawn to the women while Droz may be manipulating more than the automatons. Do emotions and choice play any part, or it is all opera?
| Runtime: | 99 min |
|---|---|
| Production: | ARTE |
| Genres: | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Music |
| Countries: | Germany, UK, France |
| Languages: | English, Portuguese |
| Home Release Date: | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Stephen Quay | Director |
| Timothy Quay | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan Passes | Writer |
| Stephen Quay | Writer |
| Timothy Quay | Writer |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Amira Casar | Malvina Van Stille |
| Assumpta Serna | Assumpta |
| César Sarachu | Adolfo Blin/Don Felisberto Fernandez |
| Emil Petrov | Musician |
| Gilles Gavois | Echeverria (Gardener) |
| Gottfried John | Dr. Emmanuel Droz |
| Henning Peker | Henning (Gardener) |
| Ljubisa Gruicic | Holz (Gardener) |
| Marc Bischoff | Marc (Gardener) |
| Regine Zimmermann | Dresser |
| Thomas Schmieder | Thomas (Gardener) |
| Volker Zack | Volker (Gardener) |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alexander Ris | Producer: Mediopolis |
| Björn Eggert | Line Producer |
| Hengameh Panahi | Producer |
| Jörg Rothe | Co-Producer: Mediopolis |
| Keith Griffiths | Producer: Koninck |
| Michael Becker | Associate Producer |
| Paul Trijbits | Executive Producer: UKFC |
| Terry Gilliam | Executive Producer |
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