The Melancholy Fantastic
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| Directed by | A.D. Calvo |
| Written by | A.D. Calvo |
| Produced by | A.D. Calvo |
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| Cinematography | Stephen Sheridan |
| Edited by | Misako Shimizu |
| Music by | Joe Carrano |
Production company | Goodnight Film |
| Distributed by | Lightning Entertainment Artist View Entertainment Phase 4 Films |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Melancholy Fantastic is a 2011 American independent film written and directed by A.D. Calvo.
Plot
Still suffering from her mother's recent suicide, a delusional young girl falls for an alluring Goth, against the objections of a life-size talking doll. The Melancholy Fantastic is a psychological thriller set during the holidays.
Themes
The film takes place during the Christmas holiday and weaves various existential themes into the story. The title of the screenplay was inspired by Søren Kierkegaard's The Sickness Unto Death. In the film, one of the central characters, a Danish Goth named Dukken, paraphrases from Søren Kierkegaard's book and Friedrich Nietzsche's Parable of the Madman. Central elements of the narrative also involve the opening and closing text from Albert Camus' The Stranger (novel).
Production
The film features a life-size talking muslin doll named Mor and was filmed in Wallingford, Connecticut and Monroe, Connecticut.
Cast
- Amy Crowdis as Melanie Crow
- Robin Lord Taylor as Dukken
- Josh Caras as Kenny Wiley
- Geneva Carr as Kenny's Mom
- Shirley Knight as Mor (the voice of)
Soundtrack
The Melancholy Fantastic features an original end credit song called Envy by Digital Daggers.
Trailer
A critically acclaimed trailer for The Melancholy Fantastic was released on August 23, 2010.[1]
References
- ^ "Must See Trailer and First Details on May/Pin-esque Thriller The Melancholy Fantastic", Bloody-Disgusting, Aug 26, 2010
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