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Productions - The Harpist

The Harpist

The Harpist

The Harpist
ProducerChristoph Meyer-Wiel and Dominic Berger (Jester Pictures)
DirectorHansjorg Thurn
StarringGeraldine O'Rawe, Christian Anholt, Stephen McGann and John Kavanagh
FilmedOctober / November 1996
SynopsisLiving on a remote island in the Baltic Sea, Ferdinand Rupitsch dreams of the day when he will become a writer. His life changes however when he meets beautiful Irish harpist Rebecca. Mesmerised by her beauty, he seeks every opportunity for chance encounters. Unsuccessful in his endeavours he meets Henry, a sophisticated and enigmatic stranger who teaches him to get closer to Rebecca. Under Henry's guidance Ferdinand follows Rebecca to Hamburg, rents a room opposite her apartment and slowly engrosses himself in her life.
LocationsPeel, Ballabeg, Douglas, St Johns