Subterrain

Synopsis

Christmas Eve 2001: Seamus - a lonely poster-paster who works the night shift at Aldwych tube station - is taken on a nocturnal journey by the spirit of a deceased train driver. Having resigned himself to a life of drudgery and routine, the poster-paster's drab existence is questioned by the spirits of those who have died in the station throughout its 100 year history. Subterrain is a modern day fable that uses as its inspiration the story of Dickens' A Christmas Carol in the setting of Dante's Divine Comedy, with a conclusion akin to It's A Wonderful Life.

Details

Year

2003

Type of film

Features

Running Time

51 mins

Format

35mm

Director

Rupert Wyatt

Producer

Adrian Sturges, Michelle Gomez

Editor

Martin Swann

Screenwriter

Rupert Wyatt

Director of Photography

Phillipp Blaubach

Sound

Mitch Low

Music

Michael Nyman, Simon Bourlier, Des Montagu

Principal Cast

Jamie Harris, John Challis, Jack Davenport

Genre

• Drama

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 26th November 2005