The Music of Regret (2006)
Simmons, best-known for her photographs of miniature rooms populated by dolls and of oversized objects—such as a house, birthday cake, and pistol—balanced on female legs, both human and fake, brings these characters to life in a three-act mini-musical. The film is inspired by three distinct periods of Simmons’s photographic work: vintage hand puppets, ventriloquist dummies and walking objects enact tales of ambition, disappointment, love, loss, and regret. Working with composer Michael Rohaytn ("Personal Velocity") and cameraman Ed Lachman ("The Virgin Suicides" and "Far From Heaven"), Simmons’s puppets come to life in miniature domestic scenes that echo real life.
Director: Laurie Simmons
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Meryl Streep as The Woman |
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Adam Guettel as The Man (voice) |
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Tony Nation as Ted (voice) |
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John Tully as Tod (voice) |
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Lisa Adams as May (voice) |
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Garland Hunter as June (voice) |
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David Sasse as Danny (voice) |
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Nathan Morgan as Donny (voice) |
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Anthony Inneo as Jerry (voice) |
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Julie Fiorenza as Gun |
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Greg Sinacori as House / Camera |
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Marcus Willis as Cupcake |
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James A. Pierce III as Book |
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Mayuko Shoka as Cake |
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Alia Crutcher as Pocketwatch |
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Michael Rohatyn as Singing Larry (voice) |
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Margaret Dorn as Chorus (voice) |
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Kyle Gordon as Chorus (voice) |
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Cyrus Dunham as Nostalgia (voice) |
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Nathan Resika as Chorus (voice) |
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Cathy Simmons as Choreographer (voice) |
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Jenna Hally Rubenstein as Woulda Singer #1 (voice) |
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Justin Dawson as Woulda Singer #2 (voice) |
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Nick Curtin as Woulda Singer #3 (voice) |
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Carol Dowty as Woulda Singer #4 (voice) |
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Ben Goldman as Woulda Singer #5 (voice) |
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Laurie Simmons as Woulda Singer #6 (voice) |
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Susan Simmons as Woulda Singer #7 (voice) |
| Camera | Edward Lachman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Laurie Simmons | Director |
| Writing | Matthew Weinstein | Writer |
| Art | Rick Gilbert | Art Direction |
| Sound | Michael Rohatyn | Music |
| Writing | Laurie Simmons | Writer |
| Editing | Laura Israel | Editor |
