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Shirley: Visions of Reality
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Title: Shirley: Visions of Reality

Release Date: 26 Dec 2013

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama

Director: KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production

Production Companies: KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production

Overview: A series of snapshots from the life of a fictional actress named Shirley serves to weave together thirteen paintings by Edward Hopper (e.g. "Office at Night", "Western Motel", "Usherette", "A Woman in the Sun") into a fascinating synthesis of painting and film, personal and political history. Each station in Shirley’s professional and private life from the 1930s to 1960s is precisely dated: It is always August 28/29 of the year in question, as the locations vary from Paris to New York to Cape Cod.

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Average Vote: 6.2 (29 votes)

Cast

  • Shirley: Stephanie Cumming
  • Stephen: Christoph Bach
  • Mr Antrobus / Cinema Goer: Florentín Groll
  • Mrs Antrobus / Cinema Goer / 1st Train Passenger: Elfriede Irrall
  • Chief Clerk: Tom Hanslmaier
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