The One Note Man
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Michael Stevenson
| The One Note Man | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | George Siougas |
| Written by | George Siougas |
| Produced by | George Siougas Luke Carroll Michael Stevenson |
| Starring | Jason Watkins Louisa Clein Crystal Yu Paul Barber |
| Narrated by | Ian McKellen |
| Cinematography | Matt North |
| Edited by | Russell Beeden |
| Music by | Stephen Warbeck |
Production company | Cusp Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The One Note Man is a 2023 British short comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by George Siougas. It stars Jason Watkins, Louisa Clein, Crystal Yu, and Paul Barber, and is narrated by Ian McKellen. Sam Claflin is one of the executive producers.[1] Watkins plays a bassoonist, who has a strict routine that involves bicycling to an opera house to play one note on his bassoon in an orchestra everyday. Aside from the narration, which is brief, the film has no dialogue.[1]
- Jason Watkins as One Note Man
- Louisa Clein as Violinist
- Crystal Yu as Conductor
- Paul Barber as Florist
- Daman Bamrah as Nodding Man
- Alexandra Laurence as Woman on Bench
- Lewis Murphy-Parry as Man on Bench
- Ian McKellen as Storyteller
Background
The film is an adaptation of H. M. Bateman's "The One-Note Man", which first appeared in Punch on December 14, 1921. In the cartoon, the One-Note Man is a clarinetist.[2] Alfred Hitchcock used it as an inspiration for the cymbal player in The Man Who Knew Too Much.[3]