The Periwig-Maker

[JoshuaRed]

I found this INCREDIBLE stop-motion animation short today at a site called Atom Films, where up & coming filmmakers can host their work. I only found it as my brother is putting something up there and I came across this while looking for his.

Anyone with broadband and an interest in all things 17th century owe it to themselves to check out this film:

The Periwig-Maker

It's about a wig maker who is stuck in his shop during the Great Plague in 1665. He forms this quirky non-verbal relationship with a girl trapped in her home across the street. The narration is by Kenneth Branaugh, and the quality of the set, characters, and especially lighting all create one of the most hauntingly beautiful films I've ever seen. So check it out! It's only a few mins long and free!

*Incidentally, the narration Kenneth reads is DeFoe's "Journal of the Plague Year" from 1722, even though this short is set in the 1665 plague.