Ben Charles Edwards’ new short film in collaboration with The Smalls
The Actress (2012) Trailer from ben charles edwards on Vimeo.
The Actress.. In the role of a lifetime
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‘It is the twilight of a grand old movie star’s life. Poor health and old age have robbed her of her glamour, her career and now -probably within hours – her life. The end is near. She arrives, surrounded by her parasitic entourage, at a cinema for a private showing of her greatest screen moments. Kicking the hangers-on out, she sits alone in the dark as the light of the projector illuminates the silver screen and her previous youth and beauty. In a daring escape from the inevitable, she enters the screen and is suddenly back in her movies – a star once more. She tumbles from genre to genre in scenes taking in the silent era, film noir, ’70s sci-fi sexploitation and ’90s sitcom land. It is a desperate attempt to outsmart and outrun the apparition of death itself, which pursues her through the scenes. Inevitable or not – this old movie diva isn’t going without a fight. This is the story of a shooting star who refuses to fade away or go gently into that good night.’
Starring Sadie Frost, Perry Benson, Sally Phillips and Morgana Robinson. Produced by Ben Charles Edwards/The Smalls. Directed by Ben Charles Edwards. Written by Al Joshua
