The Debt (1993 film)
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| Directed by | Bruno de Almeida |
| Screenplay by | Steven Ausbury |
| Produced by | Bruno de Almeida |
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| Cinematography | Jean de Segonzac |
| Music by | Frank London |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Debt (Portuguese: A Dívida)[1] is a 1993 short film by Bruno de Almeida.
Plot
[edit]A Portuguese–American dark comedy, The Debt is a short film[2] set against the backdrop of the early 1990s recession in the United States,[1] and concerns a "yuppie couple" in crisis who are approached by a door-to-door salesman and his book about optimism.[3]
Production
[edit]Produced and directed by Bruno de Almeida, written by Steven Ausbury, and scored by Frank London,[3] with Jean de Segonzac as cinematographer.[1] It stars Kristen Johnston, Paul Lazar, and Scott Renderer. The Debt is in English and twelve minutes long.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Debt" (in Portuguese). Curtas Vila do Conde. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "56e Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2007" [56th Cannes Critics' Week 2007] (in French). Syndicat Français de la Critique. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c "The Debt". Stockholm Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
External links
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- 1993 films
- 1990s American films
- 1990s English-language films
- 1993 black comedy films
- 1993 short films
- American short films
- Films about books
- Films about salespeople
- Films directed by Bruno de Almeida
- Films set in the 1990s
- Optimism
- Portuguese short films
- English-language black comedy films
- English-language comedy-drama short films
- 1990s American film stubs