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Bye Bye Blackbird (film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Bye Bye Blackbird
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| director = Robinson Savary
| producer = Christine Alderson
Adam Betteridge
Jani Thiltges
Dany Krausz
| writer = Arif Ali-Shah
| screenplay = Robinson Savary
Patrick Faure
Arif Ali-Shah
| starring = James Thirre
Izabella Miko
Derek Jacobi
Jodhi May
Michael Lonsdale
| music = Mercury Rev
| cinematography = Christophe Beaucarne
| editing = Emmanuelle Castro
Claire Ferguson
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| runtime = 99 minutes
| country = Luxemburg, Germany, Austria, UK
| language = English
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'Bye Bye Blackbird' is a 2005 Drama film directed by Robinson Savary and starring James Thirre, Derek Jacobi and Izabella Miko.
Plot
Josef (James Thirre) is a former construction worker who now works as a sweeper at the circus, and falls for the aerialist, Alice (Izabella Miko) and is befriended by the horseback performer, Nina (Jodhi May). One day, he defies death and gravity by doing an aerial display on the trapeze. When he is spotted by the big top's owner, Lord Dempsey (Derek Jacobi), he is paired with Alice in a dangerous aerial display as part of a new act for the circus.
However, things turn tragic as an accident happens and Alice is declared dead, with the circus turned topsy turvy with the loss of their only profitable act and Josef going mad with grief, destroying the "White Angels" act.
Cast
* James Thirre ... Josef
* Derek Jacobi ... Lord Dempsey
* Izabella Miko ... Alice
* Jodhi May ... Nina
* Michael Lonsdale ... Robert
* Andrej Ain ... Roberto
* Chris Bearne ... Lord Strathclyde
* Niklas Ek ... Djamako
* Claire Johnston ... Emma
* Carlos Pavlidis ... Jenkins
* Claudine Peters ... Miss Julia
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film, named 'Hello Blackbird', by the American alternative rock band Mercury Rev, was released in 2006.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/hello-blackbird-mw0001238552 Overview of 'Hello Blackbird' at AllMusic.com]
References
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