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Richard Bracewell
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His first movie The Gigolos stars Susannah York, Anna Massey and Siân Phillips alongside newcomers Sacha Tarter and Trevor Sather. Bracewell wrote the film with Tarter and Sather, and directed and produced the film in London (United Kingdom) in 2005. He was also cinematographer on the film.
The Gigolos had a limited film release by Punk Cinema on 23 March 2007.
The British Film Institute released The Gigolos on Digital Video Disc in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2009. First shown in competition at the American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (American Film Institute FEST) in November 2005, Bracewell attended as one of the New Faces in European Cinema.
lieutenant subsequently screened at film festivals in Perth (Washington), Durango, Newport Beach, Cambridge (United Kingdom) and at the Dinard Festival of British Cinema. The film was favourably reviewed by the Los Angeles Timesas "a subtly delightful film".
On United Kingdom release, the Sunday Telegraph wrote, "Bracewell..subverts your every expectation with each new scene".
Although light on drama, the film was acknowledged to have got the most out of a tiny budget. Bracewell worked previously on short films with writers such as David Wolstencroft and performers such as First Rate (at Lloyd's) Murray. Before making films, he worked as a cinema usher at the Clapham Picture House in London.
Bracewell was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School and New College, Oxford where he directed, co-wrote and performed in the Oxford Revue in 1991.
Cuckoo is Bracewell"s second feature, starring Richard East. Grant, Laura Fraser and Tamsin Greig. The film was shot in London in December 2007 and January 2008.
Cuckoo is a thriller about sound and lies. lieutenant co-stars Antonia Bernath and Adam F.
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