Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
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Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day is a 1996 drama film
written and directed by Christopher Münch
. It stars Peter Alexander and features R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe
. The title comes from a poem by Octavio Paz
.
, Rob Sweeney won the Cinematography Award and Christopher Münch was nominated for the Grand Jury Award.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by Christopher Münch
Christopher Münch
Christopher Münch is an American film director, screenwriter and producer.-Biography:Münch was born in 1962 in Pasadena, California and grew up with his mother in La Jolla, San Diego...
. It stars Peter Alexander and features R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
John Michael Stipe is an American singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often...
. The title comes from a poem by Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature.-Early life and writings:...
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Cast
- Jeri Arredondo as Nancy
- Henry GibsonHenry GibsonHenry Gibson was an American actor and songwriter, best known as a cast member of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and for his recurring role as Judge Clark Brown on Boston Legal.-Early life:...
as Albert Robinson - Michael StipeMichael StipeJohn Michael Stipe is an American singer and lyricist. He was the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.Stipe is noted and occasionally parodied for the "mumbling" style of his early career as well as his social and political activism. He was in charge of R.E.M.'s visual image; often...
as Skeeter - Diana Larkin as Wendy
- Alexandra Bokyun ChunAlexandra Bokyun ChunAlexandra Chun is an actress and filmmaker of Korean ancestry living in Los Angeles.-Early life:She immigrated to the United States when she was seven years old. After attending a boarding school in Maryland, she pursued a study in Western Philosophy at St. John's College, U. S...
as Angela - John Diehl as Pinchot
- Peter Alexander as John Lee
- Joan Newmark as Mrs. Hopper
Awards
At the 1996 Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
, Rob Sweeney won the Cinematography Award and Christopher Münch was nominated for the Grand Jury Award.