A series of snapshots from the life of a fictional actress named Shirley serves to weave together thirteen paintings by Edward Hopper (e.g. "Office at Night", "Western Motel", "Usherette", "A Woman in the Sun") into a fascinating synthesis of painting and film, personal and political history. Each station in Shirley’s professional and private life from the 1930s to 1960s is precisely dated: It is always August 28/29 of the year in question, as the locations vary from Paris to New York to Cape Cod.
Directing | Gustav Deutsch | Director |
Writing | Gustav Deutsch | Screenplay |
Camera | Jerzy Palacz | Director of Photography |
Art | Gustav Deutsch | Production Design |
Editing | Gustav Deutsch | Editor |
Crew | Hanna Schimek | Key Scenic Artist |
Art | Hanna Schimek | Painter |
Directing | Bernadette Weigel | Assistant Director |
Sound | Christoph Amann | Sound |