The Most Beautiful Man In The World


Year: 2002


Running Time: 5 mins

Crew:

Director........................................Alicia Duffy
Producer .....................................Hugh Welchman
Editor............................................Nicolas Chaudeurge
Director Of Photography...........Nanu Segal
Sound Designer.........................Barnaby Templer
Cast:
Lacey..................Holly Bishop & Paige Bishop
Man.....................Anton Saunders
Mother................Julee Moorcroft
Funded By:
The Short Channel Scheme funded by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund in collaboration with CNC.


Short Synopsis:
This film examines an encounter between a young girl and a man. As the small girl searches for something to do on a hot day, she meets a stranger. It may be a sexual awakening of the girl or an encounter of a potentially more sinister nature.


Awards Won:



The film has earned several nominations and won several awards including:
  • BAFTA nomination - Best Short Film 2003;
  • Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival 2003;
  • First Prize - Turner Classic Movies;
  • Short Film Prize - London Film Festival 2003.
About the Film:

The Most Beautiful Man in the World was originally commissioned as part of The Short Channel, a project funded by the UK Film Council and France's national film body CNC, which paired up a young British director and a young French director to make two films from the same script, to contrast approaches of British and French film-makers. Duffy's version, which is semi-autobiographical, follows a girl's encounter with a mystery stranger. The French version L'homme le plus beau au monde was directed by Alix Barbey.