The One Note Man

The One Note Man (2023)

A musical man lives a careful life. Each day is like the next, just how he likes it. One day, however, misfortune and fate collide, breaking his routine and rocking his world forever.

Date of release
2023-08-08
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (4)
Runtime
20m
Genres
Comedy
Director
George Siougas

Casting

Interesting facts

The One Note Man is a 2023 British short comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by George Siougas. It stars Jason Watkins, Louisa Clein, Crystal Yu, and Paul Barber, and is narrated by Ian McKellen. Sam Claflin is one of the executive producers. Watkins plays a bassoonist, who has a strict routine that involves bicycling to an opera house to play one note on his bassoon in an orchestra everyday. Aside from the narration, which is brief, the film has no dialogue.

Background

The film is an adaptation of H. M. Bateman's "The One-Note Man", which first appeared in Punch on December 14, 1921. In the cartoon, the One-Note Man is a clarinetist. Alfred Hitchcock used it as an inspiration for the cymbal player in The Man Who Knew Too Much.

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