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Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
“The legacy of six bereaved puppets”
7.5 / 10• 2012• 1h 4m•NR• English
ComedyDocumentaryDrama
Storyline
Internationally acclaimed ventriloquist Nina Conti takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor and erstwhile lover Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to "Venthaven" the resting place for puppets of dead ventriloquists. She gets to know her latex and wooden travelling partners along the way, and with them deconstructs herself and her lost love in this ventriloquial docu-mockumentary requiem. Ken Campbell was a hugely respected maverick of the British theatre, an eccentric genius who would snort out forgotten artforms. Nina was his protégé in ventriloquism and has been said to have reinvented the artform. This film is truly unique in genre and style. No one has seen ventriloquism like this before.
Cast & Crew
Nina Conti
Self
Lead
Jim Broadbent
Self
BC
Brad Cummings
Self
NE
Nacho Estrada
Self
DH
Dan Horn
Self
Bob Hoskins
Self
Jay Johnson
Self
KJ
Kevin Johnson
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nina Conti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
