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To Paint the Portrait of a Bird

  • 2007
  • TV-PG
  • 15m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
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To Paint the Portrait of a Bird (2007)
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Poetry in motion as an aging, reclusive painter sets out into the wilderness to create a final masterpiece and obtain a kind of "divine affirmation" that his life spent as an artist has not ... Read allPoetry in motion as an aging, reclusive painter sets out into the wilderness to create a final masterpiece and obtain a kind of "divine affirmation" that his life spent as an artist has not been in vain. Meanwhile, a young boy looks on documenting his observations of the artist a... Read allPoetry in motion as an aging, reclusive painter sets out into the wilderness to create a final masterpiece and obtain a kind of "divine affirmation" that his life spent as an artist has not been in vain. Meanwhile, a young boy looks on documenting his observations of the artist at work, which becomes the text of the poem and narrative for the film.

  • Director
    • Seamus McNally
  • Writers
    • Lawrence Ferlinghetti
    • Seamus McNally
    • Jacques Prévert
  • Stars
    • Antoine Ray
    • T.D. White
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    19
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    • Director
      • Seamus McNally
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Ferlinghetti
      • Seamus McNally
      • Jacques Prévert
    • Stars
      • Antoine Ray
      • T.D. White
    • 1User review
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    • Director
      • Seamus McNally
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Ferlinghetti
      • Seamus McNally
      • Jacques Prévert
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    8Law1994

    Terrific film

    Had the opportunity to see this little gem at a screening in Manhattan and it is a beautifully realized film. Produced by Loose Moon Productions, it was filmed in upstate New York over a period of several seasons and the effort extended for a fifteen minute short is reflected in the quality of the finished product. The imagery caught by the lens of Jonathan Cliff and the original music composed by Lance Horne surrounding the famous poem, 'To Paint the Portrait of a Bird' by Jacques Prevert, is mesmerizing and the unspoken performance by T.D. White as the aging painter is touching indeed. Not sure if this is yet available on DVD but try to see this if you can.

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    • Release date
      • August 26, 2007 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Loose Moon Productions
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    • Budget
      • $25,000 (estimated)
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      • 15m

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