Caprice

Hoggs Abschlussarbeit an der NFTS war CAPRICE, bei dem die Hauptrolle von einer unbekannten schottischen Schauspielerin in ihrem Filmdebüt gespielt wurde – eine Katharine Matilda Swinton, kurz genannt Tilda. CAPRICE erkundet die Fixierung einer jungen Frau auf die glitzernde, oberflächliche Welt der Modezeitschriften, wobei sich die zukünftige Oscar-Preisträgerin in der Hauptrolle als Lucky unversehens auf den Seiten der titelgebenden Hochglanzzeitschrift wiederfindet. Auf keinen Fall soll der Film mit Frank Tashlins fünf Millionen Dollar teurer CinemaScope-Komödie CAPRICE (1967) verwechselt werden, wo Doris Day die Hauptrolle spielt – wenn der Slogan aber passt, wieso nicht übernehmen? „Ein Zickzack an Spannung und Aufregung!“ (Neil Young)

Hogg’s graduation project from the NFTS was CAPRICE, featuring the screen debut of an unknown Scottish actress – one Katharine Matilda Swinton; Tilda for short. Exploring a young woman’s obsession with the glitzy, vacuous world of fashion magazines, CAPRICE stars the future Oscar-winner as Lucky, who finds herself mysteriously catapulted into the pages of the glossy periodical which provides the short’s title. It’s certainly not to be confused with Frank Tashlin's $5m-budgeted CinemaScope comedy CAPRICE (1967) starring Doris Day – although if the tagline fits, why not wear it? “A zig zag pattern of suspense and excitement!” (Neil Young)

Director's Biography
Born in London in 1960, Joanna Hogg resides and works in the United Kingdom’s capital. She studied at the National Film & Television School in Buckinghamshire, where her graduation film, CAPRICE (1986), starred “Matilda” (a.k.a. Tilda) Swinton in a very early screen appearance for the future Oscar-winner. Hogg also worked in photography, experimental film and music video, and her television work in the 1990s included episodes of the popular series LONDON'S BURNING, CASUALTY and LONDON BRIDGE, plus the stand-alone EASTENDERS special DOT'S STORY (2003). In 2007, her debut feature UNRELATED (2007), set in Tuscany and featuring Tom Hiddleston in his big-screen debut, premiered at the London Film Festival, winning the international critics' FIPRESCI award. Her 2010 follow-up ARCHIPELAGO, set on the Scilly Isles off the Cornish coast, received three nominations - Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Hiddleston) – at the Evening Standard British Film Awards. In 2013, her third film EXHIBITION (2013) competed for the Golden Leopard at Locarno, and her work was showcased in the Emerging Artist sidebar of the 51st New York Film Festival.
Tribute 2014
Joanna Hogg
Großbritannien 1986
color & black and white
26 Minuten
OF
Drehbuch Joanna Hogg, David Gale
Kamera David Tattersall
Schnitt Nick Thompson
Ton/Sounddesign Ronald Bailey
Musik Robert Parnell
Mit Tilda Swinton, Bruce Payne, Marty Cruickshank, Helen Cooper, Darlene Johnson, Anthony Higgins
Produktion
National Film and Television School Beaconsfield Studios Station Road, Beaconsfield Bucks HP9 1LG Great Britain T +44 1494 671234 F +44 1494 674042 info@nfts.co.uk www.nfts.co.uk