The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz
| The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz | |
|---|---|
 German poster. | |
| Directed by | Ben Hopkins |
| Produced by | Caroline Hewitt |
| Written by |
Ben Hopkins Tom Fisher |
| Starring |
Tom Fisher Ian McNeice |
| Music by | Dominik Scherrer |
| Cinematography | Julian Court |
| Distributed by | E.D. Distribution |
Release dates | 20 July 2001 UK |
Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz (1999) is an Anglo-German black and white feature film. It is an "avant-garde comedy about the Apocalypse",[1] co-written and directed by Ben Hopkins.
Plot
On the last day of creation, a stranger arrives in London. No one knows who he is or where he has come from but by the time he leaves, the entire universe will have been erased.[2]
Critical response
- Peter Bradshaw wrote in The Guardian, "a distinctively English, rather than simply British, movie in its loopy, diverting surrealism...Nothing so obvious as a plot is allowed to cramp this movie's style as it swoops weirdly across the dream landscape of London like a demented, dishevelled bird."[3]
- George Perry wrote on BBC Films, "this has to be one of the strangest films of the year, a weird apocalyptic vision shot in the most mundane of London surroundings, with all too obvious budgetary constraints pushed asunder by the sheer energy of the director's imagination."[4]
Awards
The film was the winner of the Evening Standard Best Newcomer Award 2000, for director Ben Hopkins.[1]
Cast
- No/Tomas Katz ... Tom Fisher
- the inspector ... Ian McNeice
- taxi driver ... Tony Maudsley
- Cuthbert ... Will Keen
- minister of fish ... Andrew Melville
- civil servant ... Toby Jones
- Gwupigrubynudnylandian ... Asif Kapadia
- Gwupigrubynudnylandian ... Kris Krishnamma
- Gwupigrubynudnylandian ... Jamille Jinnah
- journalist ... Sophie Bevan
- Schlauch ... Trevor Thomas
- underworld announcer ... Amelia Curtis
- underworld secretary ... Tilly Blackwood
- exhumed rabbi ... David de Keyser
- Ivul Gurk ... John Ramm
- Janice Waily ... Janet Henfrey
- Abel Mularchy ... Boyd Clack
- radiator child ... Tara Savage
- radiator child ... Callum Savage
- drumchild ... Oliver Parkes
- taxi driver ... Andrew Kötting
- taxi driver ... Graham Lawson
- the astral guide ... Joseph Greig
- Mr Browne ... Tim Barlow
- care worker ... Joan Oliver
- bank clerk ... Colin Weatherall
- Geoff Plow ... Sean Albuquerque
- Officer Willis ... Jason Thorpe
- Japanese scuba diver ... Togo Igawa
- suburban mum ... Kiki Kendrick
- suburban son ... Stephen Pye
- police secretary ... Yvette Richardson
- tea lady ... Francesca Dowd
- tea lady ... Sadie Walters
- man falling during 'Gripped' ... Thomas Q. Napper
- Dave ... Paul Ritter
- Keith ... Steven O'Donnell
- Hyde Park nutter ... Noah Taylor
- Hyde Park nutter ... David Farr
- Hyde Park nutter ... Kim Noble
- Apocalyptic nutter ... Tim Potter
- voice ... Andrew Harrison
- voice ... India Martin
- voice ... Josh De La Mare
- voice ... Luke Morris
- voice ... Catherine Gosling Fuller
- voice ... Andy Lane
External links
- The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz at the Internet Movie Database
- The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz on Facebook
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Nine Lives Of Tomas Katz". Curtisbrown.co.uk. 2001-07-17. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ↑ "The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ↑ Peter Bradshaw (2001-07-20). "The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
- ↑ George Perry Updated 17 July 2001 (2001-07-17). "Films - review - The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz". BBC. Retrieved 2014-02-22.