Four Last Songs is a 2007 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Francesca Joseph and starring Stanley Tucci, Rhys Ifans and Hugh Bonneville.

The film s title is taken from Four Last Songs, 1948 composition of Richard Strauss, surrounding acceptance of death.

Plot

Larry (Stanley Tucci), an expat piano player, settled in a remote island village seven years ago. Now he runs a small boutique hotel with his girlfriend, Miranda (Jessica Hynes). Every evening he plays the piano at a local restaurant to inattentive customers; all this has left him highly unsatisfied, and he has always wanted to do something big in life. So one day he decides to host a gala concert dedicated to a native son and noted composer, Valentin Lucinsky, whose widow Veronica (Marisa Paredes) still resides in a grand villa in the village.

At first Larry manages to convince Veronica to allow the concert to be held at the local amphitheatre, where famous pianist Narcisco Ortega (Virgile Bramly) would play her late great spouse s music, chosen by her . Things soon start to go awry, as his long lost daughter Frankie (Jena Malone) arrives out of the blue, looking for him, another social-climber, Sebastian Burrows (Hugh Bonneville), latches on to the project convincing Veronica to give it to him and Larry s girlfriend grows suspicious of his relationship with the composer s former muse, Helena (Emmanuelle Seigner), who leads a secluded life on the island. As the movie progresses several sub plots reveal a variety of estrangements between various key characters, and gradually they are healed amidst the rising melodrama surrounding the concert.

Cast

• Stanley Tucci – Larry
• Rhys Ifans – Dickie
• Hugh Bonneville – Sebastian Burrows
• Jena Malone – Frankie
• Jessica Hynes – Miranda (as Jessica Stevenson)
• Karl Johnson – Erico
• Virgile Bramly – Narcisco Ortega
• Marisa Paredes – Veronica
• Emmanuelle Seigner – Helena
• María Esteve – Sweetie

Production

The film was shot entirely on location on the island of Mallorca (Majorca) in the Mediterranean Sea – part of the Balearic Islands archipelago, in Spain. The Spanish version of the film is titled Mallorca s Song .

Credits

• Casting Director – Karen Lindsay Stewart
• Production Designer – John Stevenson
• Costume designer – Julian Day
• Production Company – BBC Films
• Domestic Video Distributor – Anchor Bay Entertainment

Year	2007
ReleaseDate	2007-12-05
RuntimeMins	110
RuntimeStr	1h 50min
Plot	A comic drama set on a Mediterranean island, where a motley collection of characters is seeking musical redemption.
Directors	Francesca Joseph
Writers	Francesca Joseph
Stars	Stanley Tucci, Rhys Ifans, Hugh Bonneville
Produced by	Ruth Caleb, Mate Cantero, Chris Collins, Paula Jalfon, Duncan Reid, Nicolás Tapia, Alicia Tellería, David M. Thompson
Music by	Dan Jones
Cinematography by	Javier Salmones
Film Editing by	St. John O Rorke
Casting By	Pam Dixon, Carrie Hilton
Production Design by	John Stevenson
Costume Design by	Julian Day
Makeup Department	Sylvie Imbert
Production Management	María Carrera, Kevin Jiménez, Juanjo Seda
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Chris Fry, Robert Grayson, Esperanza Hill, Paula Turnbull
Art Department	Daniel Aguilarte, Netty Chapman, Laura Lopez-Guerrero, Paul Toddington
Sound Department	Stuart Bagshaw, Owen Bleasdale, Chinna Boapeah, Mark DeSimone, Simon Gershon, Dan Green, Mike Grimes, Melissa Lake, Gareth Llewellyn, Zak Melemendjian, James Perry, George Richards, James Seddon, Jack Stew, Andrew Stirk
Visual Effects by	Simon Allmark, Paul Beard, Simon Frame, Tom Hocking, Rhodri James, Isaac Layish
Camera and Electrical Department	Susie Allnutt, Teresa Benitez, Roberto Campos, Gontzal Domingo, Mark Durdant Hollamby, Peque Griffin, Guillem Huertas, Xavi José, Andreu Rebés, Guillermo Sempere, Ángel Yebra
Casting Department	Tamara-Lee Notcutt
Editorial Department	Simon Allmark, Phil Ashton, Marsha Bramwell, Helen de Winter, Steve Farman, Justin Lanchbury
Location Management	Juanjo Seda
Music Department	Becky Bentham, Mark Berrow, Becca Gatrell, Simon Haram, Everton Nelson, Elizabeth Purnell, Allen Walley, Bruce White
Transportation Department	Carolina Redondo
Additional Crew	Imogen Bell, Carmen P. Bernal, Cristina Bolós, Daniel Sampedro Palerm, Matthew Sanders, Rachel Quigley Smith, Javier Torreiro
Genres	Comedy, Drama, Music
Companies	BBC Films, Home Movies Ltd., Ingenious Film Partners
Countries	Spain, UK
Languages	Spanish, English, Catalan
ContentRating	Not Rated
ImDbRating	5.9
ImDbRatingVotes	699
Keywords	pianist,playing piano,grand piano,airlifting a piano,goat