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Dustclouds is the second film by director Filip Jan Rymsza. It serves as a companion to his 2004 film Sandcastles. Dustclouds and Sandcastles travel in a ceaseless loop, forming a diptych titled Sunday Morning Sublime. Each film starts where the other leaves off and can be seen independently or together. Different stories emerge depending on the order in which they're viewed.
| Dustclouds | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Filip Jan Rymsza |
| Written by | Filip Jan Rymsza |
| Produced by | Filip Jan Rymsza |
| Starring | Irina Björklund Wesley Walker Jay Whittaker |
| Cinematography | Piotr Grawender |
| Edited by | Filip Jan Rymsza |
| Music by | James Steinmann Wojciech Kilar |
Production companies | m31 films D572 LLC Fatcake Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
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Dustclouds is an epic fever-dream, chronicling a long night's journey into day. As his wedding carriage rides beneath a starlit night, Getz (Wesley Walker) vows to enjoy the fruits of his labor. Having worked his whole life, he has finally married. Yet as he lies in his bride's embrace, Getz already starts to question his happiness. Deep within, he yearns for "the perfect," which puts strain on his marriage. As the night progresses, inner turmoil unravels the fabric of Getz's being. Years begin to pass like seconds. Time, identity and purpose become unstuck. And a great sadness is borne into his life. Getz longs for answers, but is terrified by what he could lose in his search for truth. What follows is a quest deep into his heart of darkness.
Cast
edit- Irina Björklund — Karina
- Wesley Walker — Getz
- Jay Whittaker — Baal
- Jane Alderman — Mrs. Casanova
- John Nyrere Frazier — Farfarello - The Bride of Night
- John Lordan — Virgil / Cowboy
- Fred Zimmerman — Ingis Fats
- Dale Rivera — Soldier
- Jennifer Sydney — Karina (Grace #2)
- Ainsley Elias — Karina (Grace #3)
- John Harrell — Brian Blest
- Audrey Francis — Prostitute
- Timothy Jon — Kaon
- Thomas Craven — Barbariccia
- Ben Dubash — Wedding Guest
- Michael Erickson — Young Getz
- Andre Ing — Malacoda
- Tim Krueger — Wedding Guest
- John Marquette — Wise Man
- Jeff Min — Malacoda
- Leah Rose Orleans — Harlequin Lamp
- Tom Porter — Wise Man
- Moneca S. Reid — Wedding Guest
- Danny Rhodes — Cagnazzo
- James Tellier — Sailor (as Karina's Father)
- Bob Weagant — B (as Head Wise Man)
- Jonathan Weir — Rubicante
- Ted Williams — Carriage Driver
Production
editRymsza created both Dustclouds and Sandcastles as part of a student film project. Of their creation, Rymsza stated that he chose to make experimental films as he was "trying to figure out the language and develop my style".[1]
References
edit- ^ McGavin, Patrick Z. (2018-11-02). "How Filip Rymsza finally finished Orson Welles's The Other Side of the Wind". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2024-11-07.