The Footstep Man is a New Zealand film released in 1992. It was directed and co-written by Leon Narbey. It depicts a film within a film where foley artist (footstep man) Sam interacts with a character in the film he is working on.
Cast Steven Grives as Sam Jennifer Ward-Lealand as Mirielle/Sarah Michael Hurst as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Michael Sarah Smuts-Kennedy as Marcelle Rosey Jones as Vida Peter Dennett as Jake Jorge Quezeda as Riccardo
Reception Francine Laurendeau from Le Devoir writes "Étonnante surtout cette vision du cméma å travers la bande sonore. Car The Footstep Man est d'abord une réflexion sur l'importance de la bande sonore et sur la sédursante tricherie qu'elle constitue." (Roughly translating to This vision of cinema through the soundtrack is especially astonishing. For The Footstep Man is first and foremost a reflection on the importance of the soundtrack and the seductive deception it constitutes). The Canberra Times' Dougal McDonald says "It's a good story which Narbey handles well". Mark Tierney, writing in Listener, says "The Footstep Man is a difficult film. Its tone of cramped despair is rarely alleviated."
Awards New Zealand Film and TV Awards 1992 Best Cinematography - Allen Guilford - won Best Film Editing - David Coulson - won Best Film - nominated Best Director - Leon Narbey - nominated Best Screenplay - nominated Best Female Performance - Jennifer Ward-Lealand - nominated Best Female Supporting Performance - Sarah Smuts-Kennedy - nominated Best Male Supporting Performance - Michael Hurst - nominated
References
New Zealand film, 1912-1996 by Helen Martin, Sam Edwards. Oxford University Press, 1997. pg 164. Shadows on the wall : a study of seven New Zealand feature films by Barbara Cairns, Helen Martin. Longman Paul, 1994.
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