| Bye Bye Blackbird | |
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| Directed by | Robinson Savary |
| Written by | Arif Ali-Shah |
| Screenplay by | Robinson Savary Patrick Faure Arif Ali-Shah |
| Produced by | Christine Alderson Adam Betteridge Jani Thiltges Dany Krausz |
| Starring | James Thiérrée Izabella Miko Derek Jacobi Jodhi May Michael Lonsdale |
| Cinematography | Christophe Beaucarne |
| Edited by | Emmanuelle Castro Claire Ferguson |
| Music by | Mercury Rev |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | Luxemburg, Germany, Austria, UK |
| Language | English |
Bye Bye Blackbird is a 2005 Drama film directed by Robinson Savary and starring James Thiérrée, Derek Jacobi and Izabella Miko.
Plot
Josef (James Thiérrée) is a former construction worker who now works as a sweeper at the circus, and falls for the aerialist, Alice (Izabella Miko) and is befriended by the horseback performer, Nina (Jodhi May). One day, he defies death and gravity by doing an aerial display on the trapeze. When he is spotted by the big top's owner, Lord Dempsey (Derek Jacobi), he is paired with Alice in a dangerous aerial display as part of a new act for the circus. However, things turn tragic as an accident happens and Alice is declared dead, with the circus turned topsy turvy with the loss of their only profitable act and Josef going mad with grief, destroying the "White Angels" act.
Cast
- James Thiérrée ... Josef
- Derek Jacobi ... Lord Dempsey
- Izabella Miko ... Alice
- Jodhi May ... Nina
- Michael Lonsdale ... Robert
- Andrej Aćin ... Roberto
- Chris Bearne ... Lord Strathclyde
- Niklas Ek ... Djamako
- Claire Johnston ... Emma
- Carlos Pavlidis ... Jenkins
- Claudine Peters ... Miss Julia
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film, named Hello Blackbird, by the American alternative rock band Mercury Rev, was released in 2006.[2]
References
- ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (7 April 2005). "Europe East to West at La Rochelle". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ Overview of Hello Blackbird at AllMusic.com
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