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Statuesque | |
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Genre | Short |
Written by | Neil Gaiman |
Directed by | Neil Gaiman |
Starring | Bill Nighy Amanda Palmer Emilie Béra |
Theme music composer | Sxip Shirey |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | Silent |
Production | |
Producer | Hilary Bevan Jones |
Cinematography | Henry Braham |
Editor | Amanda James |
Running time | 9 min |
Distributor | British Sky Broadcasting |
Release | |
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Statuesque is a 2009 television special written and directed by Neil Gaiman, commissioned by Sky Television.
The eight-minute film concerns an old man (Bill Nighy) and his relationship with a group of living statues, which includes Amanda Palmer.
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