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Dates: 2010 (Copyright), 14 October 2011 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Christopher Menaul

Synopsis: Comedy. Adam, a rich industrialist and amateur opera singer gathers together a group of young performers at his country retreat to rehearse for a performance of Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte.

Genre: Comedy

Subjects: Opera, Rehearsals, Country houses

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Releases
Date: 14 October 2011Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 116 mins 20 secs - Length: 10470 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Britannia Film Distributors Ltd.

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©: Così Film Production, Production: Così Film Production, Presents: Renaissance Films, Executive Producer: Susan Stradling, Executive Producer: Simon Crowe, Executive Producer: Rodney Payne, Produced by: Stephen Evans, Produced by: Selwyn Robert, Produced by: John Spiers, Ged Films Producer: Gary Dash, Co-producer: Jonathan Evans, Co-producer: Alan Latham, Co-producer: Romilly Evans, Filmmaster Line Producer: Simona Ferraro, Associate Producer: Lili Hiscox, Production Manager: Nicola De Stefani, Production Co-ordinator: Eve Swannell, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Simon Mills, Production Accountant: Craig Barwick, Post-production Accountant: Stephen Naulls, 1st Assistant Accountant: Jane Ellen Trower, 2nd Assistant Accountant: Hayley Lyon, London Unit Manager: Gavin Milligan, London Location Manager: Tom Howard, Scotland Location Manager: Neal Hirst, London Assistant Location Manager: Pat Burrows, Post-production Manager: Katie Shahrokh, Production Assistant: Nicola Dempsey, Production Assistant: Georgio Cobisi, 2nd Unit Director: Selwyn Roberts, 1st Assistant Director: Sean Guest, 1st Assistant Director: Marco Corti, 2nd Assistant Director: James Haven, 3rd Assistant Director: Catherine Tyler, Script Supervisor: Sarah Hayward, Casting Director: Celestia Fox, Written by: Christopher Menaul, Written by: Jeremy Sams, Based on an idea by: Stephen Evans, Sir John Mortimer, Director of Photography: Tim Palmer, Additional Photography: John Daly, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Carl Hudson, Camera & Steadicam Operator: Sean Savage, B Camera Operator: Carl Hudson, Focus Puller: Miles Proudfoot, Focus Puller: Glenn Coulman, Focus Puller: Antonello Beghetto, Clapper Loader: Alfie Biddle, Clapper Loader B: Benjamin Oliver, Clapper Loader: Sara Angelucci, 2nd Unit/Additional Camera Crew: Martin Foley, 2nd Unit/Additional Camera Crew: Rene Adefarasian, Rachel Clark, Crane Technician: Martin Elvin, Gaffer Electrician: Steve Blake, Gaffer: Stuart King, Gaffer Electrician: Massimo Zampolli, Best Boy: Tom McGinley, Electrician: Steve Swannell, Electrician: Alan Fraser, Electrician: Donnie Campbell, Electrician: Barry 'Finbar' McCullagh, Electrician: Grant Wier, Electrical Rigger: Steve Howe, Key Camera Grip: Pat Garrett, Key Grip: Giuseppe Riccardi, Camera Grip: Brian Taylor, Grip Assistant: Guy Bennett, Grip: Claudio Di Lorenzo, Video Operator: Glenn Milner, Video Playback: Dylan Jones, Stills Photographer: James King, Visual Effects Supervisor: Simon Kilroe, Visual Effects Producer: Fawnda Denham, Visual Effects Artist: Anthony Webb, Visual Effects Artist: Lewis Saunders, Visual Effects Artist: Ricky McMahon, Nishanth Shrinivasa, Editor: St. John O'Rorke, On-line Editor: Justin Eely, 1st Assistant Editor: Ian Cunningham, 2nd Assistant Editor: Toby Quickenden, Visual Effects Editor: Ian Cunningham, Picture Post-production: Molinaire, Digital Film Supervisor: Matt James, Film Supervisor: Soren Kloch, Film Consultant: Len Brown, Production Designer: Stuart Walker, Art Director: Diane Dancklefsen, Standby Art Director: Caroline Harper, Assistant Art Director: Amy Pickwoad, Set Decorator: Neesh Ruben, Assistant Set Decorator: Jo Bergland, Unit Artist: John Wonnacott, Prop Master: Dougie Lankston, Prop Hands: Mike Povey, Prop Hands: Matt Bacon, Prop Hands: Justin Hayzelden, Prop Hands: Chris Arnold, Gary Bacon, Construction Manager: Steve Deane, Costume Designer: Phoebe De Gaye, Assistant Costume Designer/Costume Supervisor: Luan Placks, Costume Standby: Marco de Marghelles, Jules Goldsmith, Costume Design Assistant: Holly Waddington, Wardrobe: Rosemarie Grant, Make-up & Hair: Alison Elliott, Nicola Chaisty, Make-up & Hair Artist: Karen Z.M. Turner, Make-up & Hair Artist: Mark English, Lucy Samworth, Make-up & Hair to Sarah Brightman: Pauline Hudson, Alison Butler, Senior Colourist: Tim Waller, Originated on: Kodak, Colour by: DeLuxe, Film Processed by: DeLuxe, Composer: Wolfgang Mozart, Orchestra: Chamber Domaine, Singer - Fiordiligi: Sally Matthews, Singer - Dorabella: Juliette Pochin, Singer - Despina: Katherine Manley, Singer - Ferrando: Alfie Boe, Singer - Guglielmo: Christopher Purves, Singer - Don Alfonso: Peter Savidge, Conductor: James Morgan, Music Adapted by: James Morgan, Juliette Pochin, Music Supervisor: James Morgan, Music Produced by: Morgan Pochin Music Productions, Music Editor: Rufus Quickenden, Recording Engineer: Steve Price, Gary Thomas, [Music] Recorded at: Angel Studios, Ashmead Studios, [Chamber Domaine] Artistic Director: Thomas Kemp, Choreography: Kathleen Makie, Sound Designer: Colin Chapman, Sound Recordist: Martin Trevis, 2nd Unit Sound Recordist: Clive Copland, Sound Assistant: Dash Mason-Malik, Sound Maintenance: George Trevis, Re-recording Mixer: Graham Daniel, Re-recording Mixer: Adam Daniel, Sound Post-production: Sonic Trax PPS Ltd, Re-recording: Point1Post Ltd, Supervising Sound Editor: Colin Chapman, Dialogue Editor: Martin Thompson, Sound Effects Editor: Ross Adams, Crowd Artistes: Artemedia Loops Ltd, ADR Recordist: Pietro Dalmasso, London ADR: Up 4 Loud London, Foley Artist: Jo Swanscott, Foley Artist: Clare Mahoney, Foley Artist: John Fewell, Foley Artist: Julie Ankerson, Foley Recorder: Alan Snelling, Action Vehicles: The Action Factory, Vehicle Supervisor: Graham Kelly, Stand-in London: Vanessa Assaiante, Stand-in London: Andrew Houghton, James Mellor, Stand-in Scotland: Chris Baxter, Stand-in Scotland: Lynn McCallum, Somerled Smith, Legal Services: Reed Smith LLP, Accountancy Services: The Tenon Group, Insurance: Marsh Ltd, Clearances: Sarah Hughes, Ms Brightman's Acting Coach: JJ Hooker, Italian Voice Coach for Stanley Townsend: Jules Goldsmith, Chiara Goldsmith, Mozart Libretto Translation: Alexander Fahey, Horses via: Steve Dent, Horses Co-ordinator: Megan Roberts, Animals via: Stunt Dogs, Klaus Trained by: Sue Darley, Unit Publicist: Wendy Kidd, EPK [Electronic Press Kit]: Nathan Wiley, EPK [Electronic Press Kit]: Peter Wilch, EPK [Electronic Press Kit]: Jonny Stothert, Camera & Grips: Panavision, Lighting: Panalux, Costume Suppliers: Angels the Costumiers, Costume Suppliers: Carlo Manzi Ltd, Pompei, Drapes: Black Velvet Drape Hire, [Digital Intermediate] Film Consultant: Justin Lanchbury, Senior [Digital Intermediate] Technician: Andy Richards, [Digital Intermediate] Technician: Gemma Townsend, [Digital Intermediate] Technician: Steve Knight, [Digital Intermediate] Technician: Mike Andrews, Tim Drewett, Rushes Telecine: Arion Facilities, Dedicated to the memory of: Sir John Mortimer, And to the memory of: Alison Elliott, Filmed at: Shepperton Film Studios

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Sarah Brightman (Celia), Richard E. Grant (Sir Adam Drummond), Mía Maestro (Nicoletta Lampedusa), Julian Ovenden (Tom Chambers), Oliver Dimsdale (Philip Ford), Susannah Fielding (Debbie Drew), Nigel Lindsay (Martin Mays), Tessa Peake-Jones (Mrs Hammond), Laura Power (Stella), Hugh Ross (Bunny), Stanley Townsend (Paulo Prodi), Jack Walker (Eric Hammond), Emma Williams (Tamsin Ford), Klaus (Baskerville), Jane Howe (Audrey), Andy Massey (Nathan), Peter Basham (biker), Michael James (Bernie), Christopher Menaul (Boseley Adams)

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