The Extraordinary Miss Flower brings to life the remarkable story of Geraldine Flower and the discovery of a suitcase full of passionate, heartfelt letters of love sent to her in the 60s and 70s that inspired acclaimed Icelandic singer/songwriter Emilíana Torrini to return to the studio and record an entire album of new songs.
Part film, part theatre, part fever dream, the film takes the form of a series of specially designed performances of these songs by Emilíana and her band, combined with dramatic scenes and readings from the letters by well-known actors and musicians (including Caroline Catz, Nick Cave, Alice Lowe and Richard Ayoade).
Credits
UK 2024
73min
Dir Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
With Emilíana Torrini, Caroline Catz
Venues
May
16 May
ArtHouse Crouch End, London
BFI Southbank, London
Chapter Cardiff
The Chiswick Cinema
Exeter Phoenix
Garden Cinema, London
Glasgow Film Theatre
Hackney Picturehouse, London
Mockingbird Cinema, Birmingham
Parkway Cinema Beverley
Parkway Cinema Louth
17 May
Derby Quad
25 May
Triskel Arts Centre
30 May
Curzon Bloomsbury
June
14 June
Hebden Bridge Picture House
24 June
Cromarty Cinema
29 June
Eden Court, Inverness
July
25 July
Wells Maltings, Norfolk