From the Film Maker

Manet’s depiction of every day life has always interested me. Corner of a Café-Concert captures a moment at a typical Parisian brasserie. The painting is dynamic and full of movement. I wanted to make a film that gave the audience a window into a precise moment in the characters’ lives. One of the challenges was to portray a bustling American diner where the characters work. The man sitting at the brasserie looks in wonder at a ballerina dancing outside. Dean, my main character, looks at Marilyn in the same way. ‘Dean’ tries to explore themes like the long lost American Dream, love, nostalgia and hope.

Gabriel Stavenhagen

A piece inspired by Edouard Manet, Corner of a Café-Concert, probably 1878-80