2014 Canadian film
Pierrot Lunaire |
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Directed by | Bruce LaBruce |
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Written by | Bruce LaBruce |
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Produced by | |
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Starring | - Susanne Sachsse
- Luizo Vega
- Maria Ivanenko
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Cinematography | Tomas Liska |
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Music by | Arnold Schoenberg |
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Distributed by | Die Lamb |
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Release date |
- 9 February 2014 (2014-02-09) (Berlin)
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Running time | 51 minutes |
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Countries | Canada Germany |
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Language | German |
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Pierrot Lunaire is a Canadian/German film, which premiered at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival.[1]
Written and directed by Bruce LaBruce as an adaptation of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire, the film adds a transgender interpretation to the work, starring Susanne Sachsse as a trans man Pierrot.[2] The film originated as a theatrical production of Pierrot Lunaire, which LaBruce directed for Berlin's Hebbel am Ufer theatre in 2011.[3]
The costumes were designed by Zaldy.[4][5]
The film won a Jury Award from the 2014 Teddy Award jury.[6]
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