Posted Under: Juliet Remembered, Roles, Videos
Friday, April 1, 2022 at 9:15 am |
Back in 2016 Matthew starred in the short film Juliet Remembered with Maggie Steed, Rakhee Thakrar, Joshua Higgot and James Smith. It was written and directed by Tamzin Merchant and produced by Jessica Benhamou.
The film won Best Short Film at the 2017 British Independent Film Festival, Best Screenplay at the 2017 Oxford International Film Festival and was an Official Selection at numerous film festivals.
JULIET REMEMBERED is about an actress with Alzheimer’s disease who has been transferred to a carehome after the death of her husband. Although she cannot remember day-to-day things, or even recognize her son when he visits, she can remember every word of her most famous role: Shakespeare’s Juliet.
What if you could only communicate through Shakespeare’s words? Is Juliet constricted by this or do his words transcend experience to strangely beautify her disease?
The 19 minute long film may be watched below. Enjoy!
JULIET REMEMBERED – Short Film from Jessica Benhamou on Vimeo.