Girlfriend in a Kimono

Girlfriend in a Kimono is a short film shot in the summer of 2005, written and directed by Dominic Thackray who describes it as an antiromance. Named after the 1987 song Girlfriend in a Coma by the Smiths, it tells the tale of autoslacker Vincent who falls for French burlesque dancer Candice, and who finds that consensus reality is unable to help him explain her lack of engagement. With most roles played by firsttime actors it also features Penny Rimbaud of Crass as the enigmatic Rimbaud and Shizuka Hata of Banzai in two roles. The films score is by Hey Is Dee Dee Ramone Home producer Ronni Raygun Thomas, and there is additional music from Saint Etienne, Crass and Talulah Gosh. It was produced by former Raindance producer Oli Harbottle and former East End Film Festival producer Rachael Castell.

Smart script and wellpaced. This is the short Zach Braff might have made before embarking on Garden State Adam Watkins, Six Degrees FilmPenny Rimbaud crops up as a malevolent presence in the groovy minifable Girlfriend in a Kimono, a nicely shot and perfectly formed short Chris Anderson, Plan B magazine ........

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