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.
| 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 |
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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