The Periwig-Maker
Europe; the plague years. A wigmaker, locked in his shop, observes the events and writes about them in his journal. Mostly, we see shrouded bodies, and a young girl who lives in the tavern across the way that gets progressively sicker. When she dies, the wigmaker goes to the mass grave where she's buried and cuts off her luxurious red hair; he makes himself a wig from it, and soon dies.
- Runtime
- 15m
- Released
- 1999
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 1999
Storyline
Europe; the plague years. A wigmaker, locked in his shop, observes the events and writes about them in his journal. Mostly, we see shrouded bodies, and a young girl who lives in the tavern across the way that gets progressively sicker. When she dies, the wigmaker goes to the mass grave where she's buried and cuts off her luxurious red hair; he makes himself a wig from it, and soon dies.
Top credits
Kenneth Branagh — Periwig-maker- Alice Fairhall — Additional Voices
- Roger Law — Additional Voices
- Daren C. Evans — Additional Voices
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
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A thoughtful rendering of a classic Daniel Defoe novel.
Doleful and cleverly done
Very good short
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Color
- Color
