The Music of Regret

Simmons, best-known for her photographs of miniature rooms populated by dolls and of oversized objects—such as a house, birthday cake, and pistol—balanced on female legs, both human and fake, brings these characters to life in a three-act mini-musical. The film is inspired by three distinct periods of Simmons’s photographic work: vintage hand puppets, ventriloquist dummies and walking objects enact tales of ambition, disappointment, love, loss, and regret. Working with composer Michael Rohaytn ("Personal Velocity") and cameraman Ed Lachman ("The Virgin Suicides" and "Far From Heaven"), Simmons’s puppets come to life in miniature domestic scenes that echo real life.

Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

as The Woman

Adam Guettel

Adam Guettel

as The Man (voice)

Tony Nation

Tony Nation

as Ted (voice)

John Tully

John Tully

as Tod (voice)

Lisa Adams

Lisa Adams

as May (voice)

Garland Hunter

Garland Hunter

as June (voice)

David Sasse

David Sasse

as Danny (voice)

Nathan Morgan

Nathan Morgan

as Donny (voice)

Anthony Inneo

Anthony Inneo

as Jerry (voice)

Julie Fiorenza

Julie Fiorenza

as Gun

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