SYNOPSIS
Still Life is a poignant tale of life, love and the afterlife. Meticulous and organized to the point of obsession, John May is a council worker charged with finding the next of kin of those who have died alone. When his department is downsized, John must up his efforts on his final case, taking him on a liberating journey that allows him to start living life at last.
Awards
Capri Cult Award | Capr IFF, Italy, 2013
Venice Horizons Award, Premio Cinematografico | Venice IFF, Italy, 2013
Golden Puffin, Fipresci Award | Reykjavik IFF, Iceland, 2013
CAST & CREW
Uberto Pasolin
Director
Producer
Felix Vossen, Christopher Simon, Uberto Pasolini
Script
Uberto Pasolin
Director of Photography
Stefano Falivene
Production designer
Lisa Marie Hall
Music by
Rachel Portman
Sound
Robert Farr
Edit
Tracy Granger, Gavin Buckley
Cast
Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Karen Drury, Andrew Buchan
Production company
A Redwave Embargo Films Production
Uberto Pasolin
Born 1957, Rome, Italy. Producer, director, writer. Still Life is Uberto Pasolini's second feature as a director, following Machan which was released, in 2008, and won awards at numerous international festivals including the Venice, Brussels and Palm Beach FFs. Pasolini has worked in films, since 1983, starting as a runner in Thailand on The Killing Fields, and became an independent producer, in 1994, when he founded Redwave Films. Its first produced feature film was Palookaville starring Vincent Gallo and directed by Alan Taylor. Subsequently Pasolini produced The Full Monty, which grossed over $250 million internationally. Amongst its many international awards, the film was named Best Film of 1997 by BAFTA and was nominated for an Academy Award, in 1998. Pasolini also produced Bel Ami, starring Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci and Kristin Scott Thomas, The Closer You Get, written by acclaimed television writer William Ivory, and The Emperor’s New Clothes, starring Ian Holm.
Filmography
Machan (2008), Still Life (2013).
