The Last Words
This short film, inspired by two stories by the Argentinean author Julio Cortázar, was originally part of the performance In Spite of Wishing and Wanting (1999). The Last Words tells the story of a scream seller selling a tyrant his own last words.
Filmed at the Thurn & Taxis site in Brussels (BE) and Vooruit Arts Centre in Ghent (BE).
DIRECTOR
Wim Vandekeybus
PRODUCER
Eric Kint
COPRODUCER
Ultima Vez
FUNDED BY
the Flemish Film Fund. With the support of the Minister of External Relations of the Brussels-Capital Region and the National Lottery.
SCREEN ADAPTATION
Wim Vandekeybus and Jan De Coster
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Patrick Otten
EDITING
Rudi Maerten
SOUND DESIGN
Charo Calvo
MUSIC DURING CREDITS
David Byrne
DÉCOR
Christophe Olry
CASTING
Wim Vandekeybus
WITH
John Campbell, Alessandra Fabbri, Max Cuccaro, Mary Herbert, Nordine Benchorf, Stefano Questorio, Ali Salmi, Benoît Gob, Igor Paszkiewiez, Germán Jauregui Allue, Juha-Pekka Marsalo, Saïd Gharbi, Giovanni Scarcella, Piotr Torzawa Giro, Gavin Webber, Charo Calvo, Angelo Dello Spedale, Toni d’Antonio, Lilia Vieira Nestre, Antonio Grossi, Max Pairon, Mathilde Pairon, Judith Vindevogel, Sandrine La Roche, François Brice, Frédéric Gibilaro, Nicola Schössler, Dominique Van Steerthegem, Carméla Locantore, Vincent Scarito, Jan De Coster, Christophe Orly, Lorenza Di Calogero, Ana Stegnar, Jean-Baptiste Lefebvre, Ezra Eeman, Ophelia Van Campenhout, Wim Vandekeybus
ASSISTANT TO WIM VANDEKEYBUS
Georg Weinand
1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Guy Goossens
SCRIPT
Jan De Coster
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Anja Daelemans
LOCATION MANAGER
Wim ‘Billie” Straetmans
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGERS
Thomas Tyberghein, Sofie Engelen, Hans Vanden Driessche
FOCUS PULLER
Jean-François Hensgens
STEADICAM
Renaat Lambeets
CHIEF ELECTRO
Dieter Van Der Eecken
ELECTRICIANS
Tommy Van Den Bempt, Richard Joukovsky
INTERN ELECTRICIAN
Steven Liegois
EXTRA ELECTRICIANS
Pieter Daelman, Bert Reyskens
GRIP
François Colmant, Kurt Reybrouck
PERCH
Stijn Jacobs
SOUND ENGINEER
Luc Cuveele, Stijn Jacobs
COSTUME DESIGNER
Lies Van Assche
COSTUME ASSISTANTS
Irene Ferrero, Chandra Vellut, Els Mommaerts, Leen Hammencker
MAKE-UP
Xenia Vanderlinden, Lisa Schonker
MASKS
Maggy Jacot
DECORATOR’S ASSISTANTS
Lieve Meeussen, Olivier Tottolo, Ezra Eeman, Ophelia Van Campenhout
ANIMAL HANDLER
Christophe Olry
STILLS
Jean-Pierre Stoop, Marc Hoflack
POSTPRODUCTION COORDINATION
Carole Courtoy
NEGATIVE CUTTING
Huguette Van Volsem
INSTRUMENTALS FOR SOUND BAND (SITAR)
Bert Cornelis
SOUND MIX
Franco Piscopo – Alea Jacta
CAMERA RENTAL
Patrick Otten
FILM STOCK
Kodak
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
B&L Lighting Services
GRIP EQUIPMENT
Cine Qua Non, KGS
SOUND EQUIPMENT
Luc Cuveele
LABORATORY
Color by Dejonghe
TITLING
Campens
SUBTITLES
L.T.I.
TRANSLATIONS
Stefano Questorio, Alessandra Fabbri, Jan De Coster, Heidi Ehrhart
Distribution
Ultima Vez
contact@ultimavez.com
Technical specifications
Year of production: 1999
Duration: 20'