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Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice(2012)
Status: Released
Date: 2012-03-11
74%
17 Votes
Time: 1h 4m
The legacy of six bereaved puppets
Overview:
Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to "Venthaven" the resting place for puppets of dead ventriloquists. She gets to know her latex and wooden travelling partners along the way, and with them deconstructs herself and her lost love in this ventriloquial docu-mockumentary requiem. Ken Campbell was a hugely respected maverick of the British theatre, an eccentric genius who would snort out forgotten artforms. Nina was his protégé in ventriloquism and has been said to have reinvented the artform. This film is truly unique in genre and style. No one has seen ventriloquism like this before.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America,
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Nina Conti Production
Movie: Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
Top 10 Billed Cast
Nina Conti
Self
Jim Broadbent
Self
Bob Hoskins
Self
Jay Johnson
Self
Ken Campbell
Self
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Overview
Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to "Venthaven" the resting place for puppets of dead ventriloquists. She gets to know her latex and wooden travelling partners along the way, and with them deconstructs herself and her lost love in this ventriloquial docu-mockumentary requiem. Ken Campbell was a hugely respected maverick of the British theatre, an eccentric genius who would snort out forgotten artforms. Nina was his protégé in ventriloquism and has been said to have reinvented the artform. This film is truly unique in genre and style. No one has seen ventriloquism like this before.
Release Date
2012-03-11
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7.4
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The legacy of six bereaved puppets
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