Measures for a Funeral is a 2024 Canadian drama film directed by Sofia Bohdanowicz.[1] An expansion of her 2018 short film Veslemøy's Song,[2] the film stars Deragh Campbell as Audrey Benac, a graduate student researching the life and career of classical violinist Kathleen Parlow.[3]
| Measures for a Funeral | |
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| Directed by | Sofia Bohdanowicz |
| Screenplay by | Sofia Bohdanowicz Deragh Campbell |
| Produced by | Andreas Mendtritzki Aonan Yang Sofia Bohdanowicz Priscilla Galvez |
| Starring | Deragh Campbell |
| Cinematography | Nikolay Michaylov |
| Edited by | Pablo Alvarez-Mesa Sofia Bohdanowicz |
| Music by | Olivier Alary |
Production companies | Greenground Productions Maison du Bonheur Films |
| Distributed by | Vortex Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The cast also includes Marìa Dueñas, Melanie Scheiner, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Maxim Gaudette, Eve Duranceau, Eileen Davies, Rosa Johan-Uddoh, Grace Glowicki, Kieran Adams, Anni Spadafora, Fan Wu, Heidi Galvez, Julia Beyer, Darrah Teitel and Aaron Danby in supporting roles.
In addition to Veslemøy's Song, Campbell previously played Audrey Benac in Bohdanowicz's films Never Eat Alone (2016), MS Slavic 7 (2019), Point and Line to Plane (2020) and A Woman Escapes (2022).[4]
The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
References
edit- ^ Kim Izzo, "Five Canadian features among TIFF Centrepiece programme". Playback, August 6, 2024.
- ^ Chad, Sheldon (February 14, 2019). "First, indie-film stars Sofia Bohdanowicz and Deragh Campbell take Toronto, then they take Berlin". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ Jennie Punter, "Totem Films Nabs World Sales Rights to Sofia Bohdanowicz’s ‘Measures for a Funeral,’ Releases Exclusive Clip Ahead of Toronto Premiere". Variety, August 27, 2024.
- ^ Barry Hertz, "Inside one Canadian filmmaker’s quest to resurrect classical music’s forgotten ‘Lady with the Golden Bow’". The Globe and Mail, November 10, 2023.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Toronto film festival unveils 43 titles in Centrepiece programme". Screen Daily, August 6, 2024.
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