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Gasman (1998 film)

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Gasman
Directed byLynne Ramsay
Written byLynne Ramsay
StarringLynne Ramsay Jr.
Martin Anderson
James Ramsay
CinematographyAlwin H. Küchler
Production
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Distributed byCriterion Collection
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Gasman is a 1998 Scottish short film written and directed by Lynne Ramsay. Set in the 1970s, it stars Ramsay's niece and namesake Lynne Ramsay Jr. as Lynne, a young girl who discovers her father's not-so-secret infidelity at a Christmas party.[1] The film is filmed and set in Glasgow. Gasman received critical attention and premiered at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival where it received the Short Film Palme d'Or. It also received the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film nomination.

It is available on the Cinema 16: British Short Films and Cinema 16: European Short Films (US Special Edition) DVDs, and as a bonus feature on the Ratcatcher DVD in the UK and the US.

Plot

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Set in the 1970s, it stars Ramsay's niece and namesake Lynne Ramsay Jr. as Lynne, a young girl who discovers her father's not-so-secret infidelity at a Christmas party. The film is filmed and set in Glasgow.

Cast

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  • Lynne Ramsay Jr. as Lynne
  • Martin Anderson as Steven
  • James Ramsay as Da
  • Denise Flannagan as Ma
  • Jackie Quinn as Woman
  • Lisa Taylor as Girl
  • Robert McEwan as Boy

Release

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
1998 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Palme d'Or Lynne Ramsay Won [3]
1998 British Academy Film Awards Best Short Film Lynne Ramsay & Gavin Emerson Nominated [4]
1998 Chicago International Film Festival Best Narrative Short Film Lynne Ramsay Won
1998 Locarno International Film Festival Best Film Lynne Ramsay Won
1998 Atlantic Film Festival Best International Short Film Lynne Ramsay Won

References

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  1. ^ "Gasman". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ratcatcher". Criterion.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Gasman". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "BAFTA Awards in 1998". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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