A Clever Woman

Synopsis

Some time after the death of their mother, two sisters Phoebe and Dot, both performance artists, have returned to their family home on the Isle of Wight, a large house crammed full of Edwardian bohemian memorabilia and accumulated family clutter. Before selling the house, they are working on a site specific piece which will reflect their troubled childhood memories and their mother’s work as a composer; she wrote music for both pianola and music box which included songs using the words of the Victorian poet, Mary Coleridge whose poem 'A Clever Woman' becomes the title of the film.
The action takes place over one day when the sisters’ producer/curator , Monica comes to visit. With them all is Tom, a young man who has been house-sitting; he is also an accomplished musician and the sisters have started to get him involved in their project. As the day progresses the sisters rehearse some of their mother songs and work on dramatising various aspects of her life including her complicated marriage and serial infidelity; this produces a heightened and haunting atmosphere which, coupled with an unexpected connection between Tom and Monica, leads to dramatic revelations and an explosive and poignant conclusion.

http://www.acleverwoman.com

Details

Year

2021

Type of film

Features

Running Time

88 min

Format

2K Digital

Director

Jon Sanders

Producer

Anna Mottram, Jon Sanders

Executive Producer

Alex Sainsbury

Editor

Jamie Benyon

Screenwriter

Anna Mottram, Jon Sanders

Director of Photography

David Scott

Sound

Mick Duffield

Music

Douglas Finch

Principal Cast

Josie Lawrence, Tanya Myers, James Northcote, Anna Mottram, Bob Goody

Genre

• Drama

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 12th April 2021