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The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour

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When verbose radio host Neville Umbrellaman lands in hospital, a group of unexpected performers crash his show The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour. Rabindranath Chakraborty, known as Neville Umbrellaman to his loyal listeners hosts the late night variety show from an eclectic studio built in his parents' garage. Along with guests Neville shares existential musings and spins all the best public domain hits. After waking up with a headache, Rabindranath suddenly finds himself in hospital. During the anxious wait for clarity and results, Neville's live show must stay on air, so an eccentric guest list help complete the variety line up. This includes folk singer Kenneth Wong, Rabindranath's crush Sabrina D'Angelo, Terry the neighbor, local French baker Yvette and jazz band Freddy Nietchze's Good-time Bee-Bop Quintet. There will be no rehearsals.

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Simon Miraudo Movie Squad (RTRFM 92.1) 04/28/2023
3.5/5
A beautifully made comedy with a dash of dark whimsy. Go to Full Review Stephen A. Russell ScreenHub 12/14/2022
This oddball gem opens as adorably absurd comedy in the vein of Spike Milligan and Jacques Tati, then hijacks your heart and leaves it broken in a million pieces before you know it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Platon Theodoris

Director

Nitin Vengurlekar

Neville Unbrellaman

Sabrina Chan D'Angelo

Sabrina

Alison Bennett

Yvette

Teik Kim Pok

Kenneth Wong

Joyce Edmonds

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Synopsis When verbose radio host Neville Umbrellaman lands in hospital, a group of unexpected performers crash his show The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour. Rabindranath Chakraborty, known as Neville Umbrellaman to his loyal listeners hosts the late night variety show from an eclectic studio built in his parents' garage. Along with guests Neville shares existential musings and spins all the best public domain hits. After waking up with a headache, Rabindranath suddenly finds himself in hospital. During the anxious wait for clarity and results, Neville's live show must stay on air, so an eccentric guest list help complete the variety line up. This includes folk singer Kenneth Wong, Rabindranath's crush Sabrina D'Angelo, Terry the neighbor, local French baker Yvette and jazz band Freddy Nietchze's Good-time Bee-Bop Quintet. There will be no rehearsals.
Director
Platon Theodoris
Producer
Platon Theodoris, Brian Rapsey
Screenwriter
Nitin Vengurlekar, Platon Theodoris
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 17m