- A truly cleaver and gripping black and white classic drama, with a good twist! Struggling Actress Sarah Parker seeks help for her debut theatre performance. Enter Miss Bergman (an old time star) no one could have predicted the effect they would have had on each others lives. Discovery Films Presents 'DAMSEL' with Marianne Morley, Hayley Birbeck, Michael P Bick and Christoper Kelham * WRITTEN BY Jody Medland and Carl Medland * DIRECTED BY Carl Medland * PRODUCED BY Claire Bee and Carl Medland. Distributed by MY Production Limited.
- My approach when directing this film was to work with a strong leading lady who came in the guise of Marianne Morley. I knew it was going to be a performance led film about an aging actress who has paid the price for fame. I was inspired by 'What ever happened to baby Jane' Marianne's performance had to be both melodramatic in places and very heartfelt in and humble in others forcing the viewers to question where does the act begin and end. I had to be delicate and sensitive in my approach as a director as the subject matter explored needed executing with most impact and delicacy. I wanted viewers to question choices made in their own lives and the consequences. I wanted to create a theatrical experience as this film is about two actresses and is set in two locations, the theatre and Miss Bermans drawing room. I rehearsed the film as a whole as if I making a piece of theatre. I wanted to capture the truth of the moment and find a few surprises on route. In damsel I make people look at acting as a devise we all use at times to manipulate a situation or to protect ourselves and others.—carl medland
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