The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz
	German poster
Directed by	Ben Hopkins
Written by	Ben Hopkins ; Tom Fisher
Produced by	Caroline Hewitt
Starring	Tom Fisher ; Ian McNeice
Cinematography	Julian Court
Music by	Dominik Scherrer
Distributed by	E.D. Distribution
Release date	20 July 2001;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz is a 2000 Anglo-German black and white surreal comedy. It has been described as an "avant-garde comedy about the Apocalypse",^[1] co-written and directed by Ben Hopkins.

Premise

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]

Cast

Tom Fisher as No / Tomas Katz
Ian McNeice as Inspector
Tony Maudsley as Taxi Driver
Sachiko Hidari as Cuthbert Will Keen
Andrew Melville as Minister of Fish
Toby Jones as Civil Servant
Asif Kapadia as Gwupigrubynudnylandian
Kris Krishnamma as Gwupigrubynudnylandian
Jamille Jinnah as Gwupigrubynudnylandian
Sophie Bevan as Journalist
Trevor Thomas as Schlauch
Amelia Curtis as Underworld Announcer
Tilly Blackwood as Underworld Secretary
David de Keyser as Exhumed Rabbi
John Ramm as Ivul Gurk
Janet Henfrey as Janice Waily
Boyd Clack as Abel Mularchy
Tara Savage as Radiator Child
Callum Savage as Radiator Child
Oliver Parkes as Drumchild
Andrew Kötting as Taxi Driver
Graham Lawson as axi Driver
Joseph Greig as Astral Guide
Tim Barlow as Mr. Browne
Joan Oliver as Care Worker
Colin Weatherall as Bank Clerk
Sean Albuquerque as Geoff Plow
Jason Thorpe as Officer Willis
Togo Igawa as Japanese Scuba Diver
Kiki Kendrick as Suburban Mum
Stephen Pye as Suburban Son
Yvette Richardson as Police Secretary
Francesca Dowd as Tea Lady
Sadie Walters as Tea Lady
Thomas Q. Napper as Man Falling During 'Gripped'
Paul Ritter as Dave
Steven O'Donnell as Keith
Noah Taylor as Hyde Park Nutter
David Farr as Hyde Park Nutter
Kim Noble as Hyde Park Nutter
Tim Potter ad Apocalyptic Nutter
Andrew Harrison as Voice
India Martin as Voice
Josh De La Mare as Voice
Luke Morris as Voice
Catherine Gosling Fuller as Voice
Andy Lane as Voice

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Nine Lives Of Tomas Katz". Curtisbrown.co.uk. 17 July 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ "The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ Peter Bradshaw (20 July 2001). "The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^ George Perry Updated 17 July 2001 (17 July 2001). "Films – review – The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz". BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

[curtisbrown1-1] "The Nine Lives Of Tomas Katz". Curtisbrown.co.uk. 17 July 2001. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

[2] "The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

[3] Peter Bradshaw (20 July 2001). "The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

[4] George Perry Updated 17 July 2001 (17 July 2001). "Films – review – The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz". BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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