Song for Marion (Original title)
Dates: 2012 (Copyright), 08 February 2013 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, GermanyDirector: Paul Andrew Williams
Synopsis: Comedy/drama. Grumpy pensioner Arthur is caring for his terminally-ill wife Marion. She is an enthusiastic member of a contemporary choir led by singing instructor Elizabeth. He opposes her participation in the group but Elizabeth enables Arthur to confront suppressed feelings about his family and to uncover a hidden talent.
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Subjects: Choirs, Family life, Marriage, Cancer
Releases
Date: 08 February 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 93 mins 29 secs - Length: 8413 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: E1 Films
Date: March 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 93 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Dates: 2012 (Copyright), 08 February 2013 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, GermanyDirector: Paul Andrew Williams
Synopsis: Comedy/drama. Grumpy pensioner Arthur is caring for his terminally-ill wife Marion. She is an enthusiastic member of a contemporary choir led by singing instructor Elizabeth. He opposes her participation in the group but Elizabeth enables Arthur to confront suppressed feelings about his family and to uncover a hidden talent.
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Subjects: Choirs, Family life, Marriage, Cancer
Releases
Date: 08 February 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 93 mins 29 secs - Length: 8413 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: E1 Films
Date: March 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 93 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©: Steel Mill (Marion Distribution) Limited, Production Company: Steel Mill Pictures, [Produced] in association with: Coolmore Productions, Film House Germany AG, [co-produced] with: Egoli Tossell Film AG, [co-produced] in association with: Aegis Film Fund, EM Media, [Produced] with the assistance of: BBC Films, [Produced] with the assistance of: Pathé, BFI Film Fund, [co-produced] in association with/Co-financed by: Northstar Ventures, Co-financed on behalf of: Finance for Business North East Creative Content Fund LP, Presents: Aegis Film Fund, Presents: Northern Film and Media Office, Presents: ERDF, Presents: One, Presents: Solutions for Business, Presents: EM Media, Worldwide Sales by: EOne International, Executive Producer: Alistair D. Ross, Executive Producer: Tara Moross, Executive Producer: Christian Angermayer, Executive Producer: Marc Hansell, Executive Producer: Judy Tossell, Executive Producer: Tim Smith, Executive Producer: Paul Brett, Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein, Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein, Produced by: Ken Marshall, Produced by: Philip Moross, Co-producer: Jens Meurer, Co-producer: Rachel Dargavel, Line Producer: Caroline Levy, Head of Administration: Anna Brazinova, Head of Business Affairs: Anders Erdén, Business Manager: Clare Kirby, Director of Film Finance: Anne Sheehan, Commercial Director: James Swarbrick, Legal/Business Affairs Manager: George Pank, Post Production Assistant: Jo Frazer, Associate Producer: Alex Schütz, Associate Producer: Jens-Peter Stein, Associate Producer: Yasin Qureshi, Associate Producer: Pierre Lorinet, Associate Producer: Josh Donfield, Associate Producer: Joseph Sanberg, Associate Producer: M.H. Dastmaltchi, Jean Pierre Valentini, Production Executive: Frank Lehmann, Assistant Producer: Jona Wirbeleit, Executive Producer: Sean Kelly, Senior Commercial and Business Affairs Manager: Michelle Cooper, Production Manager: Andrew Hardwick, Production Manager: Monique Mussell, Production Coordinator: Mike Noble, Production Accountant: Debbie Moore, Post-production Accountant: Angela Mead, Unit Manager: Nardia Hall, Location Manager: Al Mackay, Post Production Supervisor: Polly Duval, Post-production Co-ordinator: Katie Bullock-Webster, Production Assistant: Charlotte Bell, 2nd Unit Director: Al Mackay, Key 2nd Assistant Director: Paul Mindel, 3rd Assistant Director: Jamie Hamer, 3rd Assistant Director: Laura Alted, Crowd Second Assistant Director: Karl Liegis, Crowd Coordinator: Ileana Cardy, Crowd Assistant: Steve Martin, Script Supervisor: Yasmin Rais, Casting Director: Karen Lindsay Stewart, Casting Director: Vicky Wildman, Casting Director: Buffy Hall, Crowd Casting: NE1, Crowd Casting: Janet Plater Management, Crowd Casting: Newcastle St Oswalds Hospice, Crowd Casting: The Sage Gateshead, Crowd Casting: 2000 Voices, Crowd Casting: Community Choirs North East, Nettlesworth Primary School, Written by: Paul Andrew Williams, Director of Photography: Carlos Catalan, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Xavi Amoros, Camera Operator: Carlos Catalan, B Camera Operator: Xavi Amoros, C Camera Operator: Bjorn Bratberg, Focus Puller: Alfredo Suarez, Focus Puller: Alex Taylor, Focus Puller: Richard Lawson, Clapper Loader: David Agha-Rafai, Matilda Smith, Camera Assistant: Esther Vardy, Jimmy Jib Assistant: Pat Briscoe, Jimmy Jib Assistant: Alwyn Davies, Edward McCarthy, Gaffer: Carolina Schmidtholstein, Best Boy: Michael McHugh, Electrician: Craig Hudson, Electrician: Mike Archer, Electrician: Frazer Trent, Electrician: Stuart Johnson, Electrician: Stephen Wakefield, Electrician: John Welsh, Electrician: Jake Wakefield, Electrician: Paul Benson, Electrician: Rob Wheeldon, Electrician: Alan Ramsay, Key Grip: Ed Lancaster, Grip: Dylan Newton, Grip: Paul Kemp, Rigger: George Cairney, Stills Photographer: Nick Wall, VFX Supervisor: Jonathan Privett, VFX Producer: Louise Hussey, VFX Line Producer: Paul Jones, VFX Co-ordinator: Christine Lemon, VFX: Rushes Film & TV, Compositor: Dan Alterman, Compositor: Dave Bannister, Compositor: Simone Coco, Compositor: Guy Elson, Compositor: Noel Harmes, Compositor: Eleanor Rogers, Data Assistant: Sarah Breakwell, Editor: Daniel Farrell, Digital Online Editor: Emily Greenwood, Justin Tillett, Additional Editor: Matthew Garner, Assistant Editor: Eve Doherty, Additional Assistant Editor: Steven Worsley, First Assistant Editor: Nickie Sault, Production Designer: Sophie Becher, Art Director: Keith Sloate, Standby Art Director: Mary Buri, Assistant Art Director: James Morrall, Set Director: Keith Sloate, Graphic Artist: James Morrall, Storyboard Artist: Kieran Clayton, Prop Master: Mike Power, Dressing Props: Billy Cessford, Dressing Props: Dave Nichols, Prop Cash Buyer: Stacey Marie Laws, Art Department Assistant: Faye Boustead, Construction: Northern Set Construction Limited, Construction Manager: Jamie Lumley, Costume Designer: Jo Thompson, Costume Assistant: Cheryl Watson, Costume Assistant: Kay Donnelly, Costume Assistant: Elena Berry, Costume Assistant: Fiona Johnstone, Costume Assistant: Jay Pudelko, Wardrobe Supervisor: Emma Rose Rees, Standby Costume: Mel O'connor, Jade Armstrong, Make-up Designer: Lucy Cain, Make-up/Hair Artist: Vicky Fields, Crowd Make-up/Hair Stylist: Ameneh Mahloud Ji, Make-up/Hair Artist: Alexis Dolman, Make-up/Hair Artist: Kate May, Make-up/Hair Artist: Kerry McLaren, Jennifer Thomas, Titles by: LipSync Design, Head of Design: Howard Watkins, Senior Designer: Julia Hall, Titles Coordinator: Chris Bentley, Digital Colourist: Rob Pizzey, Film Stock supplied by: Sam Clark, Kodak, Originated on: Kodak, Rushes/Prints by: DeLuxe London, Clive Noakes, Composer: Laura Rossi, Score performed by: The Chamber Orchestra of London, Solo Musician: Leader: Janice Graham, Solo Musician: Piano: Philip Moore, Solo Musician: Cello: Tim Hugh, Solo Musician: Guitar: Mike Outram, Choirs: Backworth Male Voice Choir, Choirs: Tyneside Ladies Barbershop Chorus, Choirs: Caedmon Choir, Choirs: Inspiration, Choirs: Sing Live, Choirs: Hexham Orpheus Choir, Prudhoe Gleeman, Drums: John Blease, Guitar/Bass Guitar: Mike Outram, Music Conducted and Orchestrated by: Alastair King, Music Director: Terry Davies, Songs arranged by: Laura Rossi, Richard Scott, Choir Arranger: Richard Scott, Music Supervisor: Matt Biffa, Music Supervisor: Maggie Rodford, Score produced by: Laura Rossi, Music Editor: Andy Glen, Music Editor: Robin Morrison, Score Engineered/Mixed by: Jonathan Allen, Assistant Engineer: Martin Hollis, Recorded by: Nick Taylor, Score Recorded/Mixed at: British Grove Studios, Recorded at: Air Edel Recording Studios, Musical Tutor for Vanessa Redgrave: Mike Outram, Musical Tutor for Terence Stamp and Gemma Arterton: Laura Rossi, Musicians contracted by: Gareth Griffiths, Cool Music Ltd, Vocal Contractor: Rob Johnston, Music Services Provided by: Cutting Edge, Music Copyist: Simon Whiteside, Production Sound Mixer: Ian Voight, Boom [Operator]: Mario Mooney, Boom [Operator]: Keith Tunney, Boom [Operator]: George Anastassopoulos, Greg Hagen, Sound Assistant: Ben Hossle, Sound Maintenance: Simon Byshee, Re-recording Mixer: Graham Daniel, Re-recording Mixer: Adam Daniel, Re-recording Mixer: Srdjan Kurpjel, Mixed at: Zound London, Point1Post, Supervising Sound Editor: Srdjan Kurpjel, Sound Effects Editor: Ruben Aguirre Barba, Sound Effects Editor: Samir Foco, Sound Effects Editor: Tijana Mugarshki, Sound Effects Editor: Digba Ener, Dialogue/ADR Supervisor: Michele Woods, Sirma Dogan, ADR Recordist: Milos Stojanovic, ADR Casting: Emma Grace, The Worx Pictures, Foley Artist: Aleksandra Stojanovic, Foley Artist: Digba Ener, Foley Artist: Vladan Nedeljkov, Production Legal Services: Wiggin LLP, Production Legal Services: Guy Sheppard, Production Legal Services: Miles Ketley, Alexander Lea, Post Production Script: Liz Green, Fatts, Unit Publicity: Difussion PR, On Set Publicist: Laura Pettitt, EPK Camera: Tracey Larcombe, Camera/Grip Equipment: Panavision, Lighting Equipment UK: Panavision, Digital Intermediate provided by: Company 3 London, [Digital Intermediate] Head of Department: Patrick Malone, [Digital Intermediate] Producer: Rob Farris, Marie Fernandes, [Digital Intermediate] Assistant Producer: Jonathan Collard, Cheryl Goodbody, [Digital Intermediate] Assistant: Aurora Shannon, Peter Collins, Digital Film Technical Dupervisor: Laurent Treherne, Digital Film Bureau: Fiorenza Bagnariol, Digital Film Bureau: Timothy P. Jones, Digital Film Bureau: Laura Pavone, Gordon Pratt, Data Wrangler: Den Helme, Systems Administrator: Neil Harrison
Cast
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Terence Stamp (Arthur), Gemma Arterton (Elizabeth), Christopher Eccleston (James), Vanessa Redgrave (Marion), Anne Reid (Brenda), Barry Martin (Timothy), Taru Devani (Sujantha), Elizabeth Counsell (Cheryl), Ram John Holder (Charlie), Denise Rubens (Marge), Arthur Nightingale (Terry), Jumayn Hunter (Steven), Orla Hill (Jennifer), Bill Thomas (Bill), Willie Jonah (Robert), Calita Rainford (doctor), Federay Holmes (day care nurse), Calum Sivyer (heavy metal kid), Alan Ruscoe (judge), Sally Ann Matthews (playground monitor), Paul Andrew Williams (delivery guy), Caroline Bartleet (runner), Brian Shelley (choir organiser), Christopher Terry (male compere), Melanie Cripps (female compere), Dominic Kemp (doctor), Joy Alexander, Judith Baird, Bob Buyers, Sally Anne Cooper, Joan Fagon, Lynn Fox, Anthony Friswell, Christine Glazzard, Christopher Gulliver, Joe Hewison, Pat Mailer, Janet Meikle, June Mitchell, Marie Mossison, Jenny Hales Owen, Sid Robertson, Ian Scott, Joan Smith, Mike Smith, Sue Sweeney, Margaret Taroni, Carol Thompson, Robert Anthony Walsh, Gwen Williams (the OAP'Z)