Dear Rosie
| Dear Rosie | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Cattaneo |
| Written by | Peter Morgan Mark Wadlow |
| Produced by | Stewart Richards Barnaby Thompson Nicky Kentish Barnes |
| Starring | Fiona Victory |
| Cinematography | Clive Tickner |
| Edited by | Guy Bensley |
| Music by | Simon Davison |
Production companies | Channel 4 Television Corporation World's End Productions |
| Distributed by | FilmFour International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 11 minutes [1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Dear Rosie (1990) is a 1990 British short subject directed by Peter Cattaneo from a script by Peter Morgan and Mark Wadlow.[2] The plot follows Rosie, played by Fiona Victory, an unsuccessful novelist who begins receiving letters from overweight people after her agent publishes her diet tips.
Cattaneo directed the short while he was a student at the Royal College of Art.[3] The 11-minute film premiered at the 1990 London Film Festival.[4] The following year, it was presented at the New York Film Festival.[5]
The short was nominated in the Best Short Film category at the 44th British Academy Film Awards,[6] and the Best Live Action Short Film category at the 63rd Academy Awards.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ MUBI
- ^ Letterboxd
- ^ Bould, Mark (2001). "Peter Cattaneo" in Yoram Allon, Del Cullen, Hannah Patterson: Contemporary British and Irish Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press: p. 52. ISBN 1-903364-21-3.
- ^ "Dear Rosie". British Film Institute. Retrieved on 29 November 2008.
- ^ Holden, Steven (15 March 1991). "Life Without the Gloss In New Directors Series". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). Retrieved on 29 November 2008.
- ^ "Film Nominations, 1990". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 29 November 2008.
- ^ "1990 (63rd) Short Film (Live Action) Archived 9 June 2014 at Archive-It". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
[edit]- Dear Rosie at IMDb
- [1] on Vimeo
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