Amelia and Michael (2007)

In London, the executive Michael and his wife Amelia have successful upper class lifestyle, living in a comfortable house, having a fancy car with driver and showing a great respect and ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Cormack

Writer:

Stephen Betts

Stars:

Anthony Head, Natasha Powell, Julian Lee

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Anthony Head	...	Michael
Natasha Powell	...	Amelia
Julian Lee	...	Francis
Justin Stahley	...	Hospitalised Man
Mac Elsey	...	Consultant
Rebecca Cooper	...	Nurse
Naomi Martin	...	Call Girl
Zack Middleton	...	Hotel Porter
Adam Joyce	...	Motorcyclist
Peter Scott	...	Chauffeur
Eva Philogene	...	Hospital Porter

Storyline

In London, the executive Michael and his wife Amelia have successful upper class lifestyle, living in a comfortable house, having a fancy car with driver and showing a great respect and affection to each other. However, Amelia has a lover in coma in the hospital, and she frequently visits him and pays the expenses of his treatment. While traveling to Milan in a business trip, Michael has one night stand with an escort girl. Amelia receives a phone call, and when she arrives in the hospital, she realizes that her lover has died. When Michael returns from Milan, their lives return to their hypocrite routine.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | husband wife relationship | london england | england | death of lover | 

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Genres:

Short | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Actaeon Films [gb] British Broadcasting Corporation [gb]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Actaeon Films, Fortune Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Directorial debut of director Daniel Cormack

User Reviews

Well Made Short

Sometimes the problem with a short film that has two separate individuals as writer and director is that the two people involved are at odds with each other artistically . One instinctively feels that neither understands what the other is trying to do which means the short suffers

With AMELIA AND MICHAEL Stephen Betts has written a relatively low concept story about two human beings who have been in a relationship where the love is burning less brightly than it was several years ago . Director Daniel Cormack has resisted any temptation by " livening " the story up by fancy camera moves that often blights many a short by an inexperienced director and shoots the story so that the audience can feel the emotions the eponymous characters are feeling with guilt and forgiveness being the main emotions felt

A story that is short , simple , without a clever plot but one that is essentially human . You may not recognise yourself in the characters but they'll certainly remind you of someone you know