The Confusion of Tongues

The Confusion of Tongues is a 2014 multi-narrative comedy film written and directed by James Fair. The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Sadie Frost, Gemma Atkinson, Ewen MacIntosh, Kate O'Toole, Paul Henshall and Katie Sheridan. The story follows a group of Birmingham residents who descend upon a local pub in order to win a lucrative pub quiz.

Not to be confused with Confusion of tongues.

The Confusion of Tongues
Teaser poster
Directed by
  • James Fair
  • John Bradburn
Produced by
  • Peter Anthony Rudge
  • Rowan M. Ashe
  • Dominic Murray
  • Joseph Richards
  • Solomon O. Aremola
Written by
  • Ben Arntz
  • James Fair
Starring
Edited by
  • Gareth Nolan
  • Andy Paton
Production
companies
  • Grand Independent
Release date
  • 20 July 2014 (2014-07-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Local pub owners, Helen (Kate O'Toole) and Derek (Paul Henshall), are preparing for Birmingham's biggest and hardest pub quiz and everyone has their eyes on the prize. Nearby residents include Mary (Selina Giles) who seeks to find common ground with her daughter Gemma (Katie Cleaver), whilst Kelvin (Rory Mullen) is determined not to let his lover, Angel (Gemma Atkinson), discover his financial ruin and enlists the help of his window cleaner, Barry (Ewen MacIntosh) in a crazy plan to burgle his house and claim on the insurance. Local author Ashley (Nicholas A. Newman) has finished his long-awaited epic novel and is having difficulty promoting it, much to the misfortune of his literary agent (Tom Bonington).[2]

As each character descends upon The Spotted Dog pub, chaos ensues as things are not as they seem and each resident learns that extra bit more about each other throughout the course of the night.

Cast

Production

Development and writing

Development of the film began in September 2013 as a research project by PhD and Master's students at Staffordshire University.[3] It is the third movie created as part of an international initiative called The 72 Project, where filmmakers collaborate to film, edit and preview a feature-length film in 72 hours. The project also reunited director James Fair and actress Kate O'Toole as well as many cast and crew from previous films as part of the initiative, including Watching and Waiting (2008) and The Ballad of Des and Mo (2010).[4]

The first draft of the screenplay was completed by writer Ben Arntz, with Producers taking an experimental approach by inviting members of the public to collaborate by developing and editing further drafts.[5]

Filming and editing

Filming began on 17 July 2014 and concluded 72 hours later with a preview for all cast, crew, investors and stakeholders at the Giant Screen, Millennium Point, Birmingham.[6] Unlike previous projects made as part of The 72 Project, the film used more than one unit to relieve pressure on the crew and balance the filming of a multi-narrative plot with an extensive cast. Principal photography was split into three units, two main units each using a Canon EOS C300 camera and a third unit to shoot the opening credits and B-roll footage using the Canon EOS C100 camera. The only footage shot prior to the main shoot was an advert for a fictional reality show called Sadie Spends featuring actress Sadie Frost. This was shot several months previously by the Producers at Frost's London home.

References
  1. "The Confusion of Tongues". 24 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. "The Confusion of Tongues (2014)". The 72 Project. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. "Sadie Frost stars in Staffordshire University film created in three days". The Sentinel. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  4. "Birmingham film director to shoot, edit and screen film at Millennium Point within 72 hours". Birmingham Mail. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  5. "The Confusion of Tongues". Festival Focus. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. "Staffs film students collaborate to beat the clock". Staffordshire University. July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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